Preliminary effects and feasibility of a school-based regular aerobic exercise intervention on PTSD-related symptoms among college students: a single-group pre-post study
In a real-world campus setting, this 21-day school-based regular aerobic exercise intervention appears feasible and is associated with improvements in PTSD-related symptoms and psychological resilience. However, because the study lacked randomization and a control group, causal inferences regarding effectiveness and underlying mechanisms cannot be made. Randomized controlled trials with longer follow-up periods and objective activity measures are warranted.
Authors
- Xiong Ke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1647-959X)
- Juan Juan Zhang
- Honggang Hui
- Yu Yao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5458-541X)
- Yuanyuan Jing (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0357-5274)
- Muhammad Najib Mohamad Alwi
- Yun Ren
- Xinling Xie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3298-7457)
- Yuanyuan Deng
- Ruining Liu
- Dajun Yang
Institutions
- North Sichuan Medical University (CN)
- Management and Science University (MY)
- Chinese Academy of Governance (CN)
- Graduate School USA (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2026-02-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2026.1742648
- Primary Topic
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00