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Chao Mengyao1 
, Roxana Dev Omar Der * 2, Tengku Fadilah Tengku Kamalden3 , Maizatul Mardiana Binti Harun4 , Liu Xiaoxiao1
, Roxana Dev Omar Der * 2, Tengku Fadilah Tengku Kamalden3 , Maizatul Mardiana Binti Harun4 , Liu Xiaoxiao1
1- Department of Sport Studies, Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia. Serdang 43400 Selangor, Malaysia
2- Department of Sport Studies, Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia. Serdang 43400 Selangor, Malaysia ,rdod@upm.edu.my
3- National Sports Institute (ISN), National Sports Complex. Bukit Jalil 57000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
4- Counselling and Guidance, Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia. Serdang 43400 Selangor, Malaysia
2- Department of Sport Studies, Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia. Serdang 43400 Selangor, Malaysia ,
3- National Sports Institute (ISN), National Sports Complex. Bukit Jalil 57000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
4- Counselling and Guidance, Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia. Serdang 43400 Selangor, Malaysia
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Background. The COVID-19 outbreak in 2019 has hit people hard.
Objectives. This study explored the impact of college students using Keep Application to exercise on their mental health during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Methods. Sixty college students who met the experimental criteria were recruited online for a 6-week intervention via the Keep APP. Mental health status was assessed by measuring the symptom self-rating scale (SCL-90) scores before and after the intervention. Data were analyzed using a paired-sample t-test that conformed to a normal distribution.
Results. Three hundred sixty students participated in the screening, and 60 (22 male and 38 female) met the criteria for the experiment. The prevalence of COVID-19 infection among the participating students was 76.7%. The paired samples t-test showed a statistically significant difference in SCL-90 total scores (t=10.733, p=0.021). The average difference between total scores was 31.75, and the 95%CI was [0.204, 0.448], among which somatization (P=0.002), obsessive-compulsive symptoms (P=0.005), anxiety (P=0.011), and phobia (P=0.043), the factor difference is significant. There were no significant differences in factors such as sensitivity, depression, hostility, paranoia, and psychosis.
Conclusion. This study verified that using Keep APP during the COVID-19 outbreak helped improve students with mental health problems. This has important implications for coping with mental health problems during outbreaks and the creative use of sports APPs.
Objectives. This study explored the impact of college students using Keep Application to exercise on their mental health during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Methods. Sixty college students who met the experimental criteria were recruited online for a 6-week intervention via the Keep APP. Mental health status was assessed by measuring the symptom self-rating scale (SCL-90) scores before and after the intervention. Data were analyzed using a paired-sample t-test that conformed to a normal distribution.
Results. Three hundred sixty students participated in the screening, and 60 (22 male and 38 female) met the criteria for the experiment. The prevalence of COVID-19 infection among the participating students was 76.7%. The paired samples t-test showed a statistically significant difference in SCL-90 total scores (t=10.733, p=0.021). The average difference between total scores was 31.75, and the 95%CI was [0.204, 0.448], among which somatization (P=0.002), obsessive-compulsive symptoms (P=0.005), anxiety (P=0.011), and phobia (P=0.043), the factor difference is significant. There were no significant differences in factors such as sensitivity, depression, hostility, paranoia, and psychosis.
Conclusion. This study verified that using Keep APP during the COVID-19 outbreak helped improve students with mental health problems. This has important implications for coping with mental health problems during outbreaks and the creative use of sports APPs.
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• The present study has confirmed that the use of exercise apps by college students can alleviate mental health problems, and these findings help to deal with mental health issues of people during the period of acute infectious diseases.
Type of Study: Original Article |
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Sport Psychology and its Related Branches
Received: 2024/07/3 | Accepted: 2024/09/14
Received: 2024/07/3 | Accepted: 2024/09/14
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