KIT | KIT-Bibliothek | Impressum | Datenschutz

The effect of physical activity on sleep quality, well-being, and affect in academic stress periods

Wunsch, Kathrin; Kasten, Nadine; Fuchs, Reinhard

Abstract (englisch):

The stress-buffering hypothesis postulates that physical activity and exercise can buffer the negative effects of (academic) stress on health. It still remains an open question whether students, who regularly engage in physical activity and exercise within their academic examination period, can successfully diminish these negative effects. Sixty-four subjects participated in this study and completed a total of five surveys, with T1 at the end of the semester break (baseline) and T2–T5 being presented every Friday in the last 4 weeks of the semester (examination period). They were asked to answer questions about their activity level, sleep quality, well-being and affect. Hierarchical linear models showed significant dependencies on time for all dependent measures. The expansion of the model for exercise also showed significant main effects of this predictor on well-being and positive affect (PA) and negative affect. Moreover, significant interactions with time for sleep quality and PA were found. Results suggest that physical activity and exercise in the academic examination period may be able to buffer the negative effects of stress on health-related outcomes. ... mehr


Verlagsausgabe §
DOI: 10.5445/IR/1000079461
Veröffentlicht am 26.01.2018
Originalveröffentlichung
DOI: 10.2147/NSS.S132078
Scopus
Zitationen: 129
Dimensions
Zitationen: 134
Cover der Publikation
Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT Institut für Sport und Sportwissenschaft (IfSS)
Publikationstyp Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Publikationsdatum 26.04.2017
Sprache Englisch
Identifikator ISSN: 1179-1608
urn:nbn:de:swb:90-794619
KITopen-ID: 1000079461
Erschienen in Nature and science of sleep
Verlag Dove Medical Press
Band 9
Seiten 117-126
Schlagwörter examination stress; exercise; stress-buffering hypothesis
Nachgewiesen in Dimensions
Scopus
KIT – Die Forschungsuniversität in der Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft
KITopen Landing Page