Association Between Mental Health And Physical Activity Among College Students In Nawabshah

Abstract

To determine the levels of Mental Health and Physical Activity and to examine the association between mental health and physical activity among college students in Nawabshah.

A study was done with 400 college students from colleges in Nawabshah aged 16 to 19. We used a method to choose the students for the study. The study used a questionnaire called Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) to check health. Another questionnaire called International Physical Activity Questionnaire–Short Form (IPAQ-SF) was used to check how active the students were. The data from the study was analyzed using a software called SPSS version 21. The study looked at the students basic information. Summarized it using simple statistics. The study then checked if there was a connection, between how active the students were (MET-minutes/week) and their mental health. This was done using a test called Pearson correlation analysis.

The participants' average age was 17.23 ± 0.93 years. Of all individuals, 57.8% engaged in low to moderate physical activity, while 42.3% reported high levels of physical activity. indication of depression and anxiety were common, with moderate-to-extremely severe depression observed in 37.3% and moderate-to-extremely severe anxiety in 46.0% of students. Physical activity showed a negative but non-significant correlation with depression (r = −0.095, p = 0.058) and stress (r = −0.042, p = 0.398). However, a statistically significant negative correlation was detetected between physical activity and anxiety (r = −0.104, p = 0.037).