22 March 2023 : Clinical Research
A Questionnaire-Based Study to Compare the Psychological Effects of 6 Weeks of Exercise in 123 Chinese College Students
Mei Xue Wei1ABCDEG, Zhen Liu2ABCFG*DOI: 10.12659/MSMBR.939096
Med Sci Monit Basic Res 2023; 29:e939096
Table 3 Descriptive statistical analysis of variables before and after exercise intervention.
| Experimental group (M±SD) | Control group (M±SD) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pretest | Posttest | Pretest | Posttest | |||||
| Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| Expressing positive affect (POS) | 3.93±0.66 | 3.95±0.73 | 3.98±0.70 | 4.02±0.63 | 3.92±0.73 | 3.96±0.72 | 3.93±0.76 | 3.97±0.69 |
| Managing despondency/distress (DES) | 3.51±0.68 | 3.22±0.75 | 3.70±0.77 | 3.43±0.67 | 3.52±0.71 | 3.23±0.69 | 3.53±0.62 | 3.24±0.68 |
| Managing anger/irritation (ANG) | 3.38±0.74 | 3.27±0.83 | 3.55±0.63 | 3.46±0.77 | 3.37±0.91 | 3.28±0.84 | 3.39±0.79 | 3.28±0.74 |
| Cognitive reappraisal | 3.66±0.63 | 3.58±0.65 | 3.78±0.86 | 3.69±0.79 | 3.65±0.74 | 3.57±0.85 | 3.66±0.68 | 3.57±0.69 |
| Expression sSuppression | 3.06±0.71 | 2.89±0.73 | 3.11±0.64 | 2.94±0.67 | 3.07±0.66 | 2.88±0.87 | 3.07±0.69 | 2.89±0.83 |
| Anxiety factor | 5.63±5.27 | 6.24±5.33 | 4.44±4.49 | 5.05±4.57 | 5.69±5.44 | 6.26±5.86 | 5.68±5.32 | 6.21±5.79 |
| Depression factor | 8.56±8.19 | 9.42±8.96 | 7.12±7.35 | 7.96±7.88 | 8.55±7.86 | 9.40±8.53 | 8.57±8.08 | 9.43±8.74 |