Exercise Participation during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Anxiety, Stress, and Precautionary Behavior
Understanding emotion is critical, as it influences behavioral responses. In particular, anxiety is one of the most significant factors affecting individuals’ behavior during a pandemic situation. However, the effect of coronavirus anxiety on exercise behaviors has not been extensively explored in t...
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| description | Understanding emotion is critical, as it influences behavioral responses. In particular, anxiety is one of the most significant factors affecting individuals’ behavior during a pandemic situation. However, the effect of coronavirus anxiety on exercise behaviors has not been extensively explored in the extant literature. Therefore, this study examined the relationships among coronavirus anxiety, stress, precautionary behavior, and exercise participation. A total of 307 responses were collected from individuals who experienced the full length of the circuit breaker in Singapore. Data were analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). Results showed that coronavirus anxiety had positive effects on stress and precautionary behavior. In addition, precautionary behavior played a mediating role in the relationships among coronavirus anxiety, stress, and exercise participation. The findings of this study identify how COVID-19 affected exercise participation during that period and suggest strategies to promote exercise participation, which would benefit individuals and governments. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6842bf468caa4cd6870017d0f62f6eae2023-11-24T03:45:47ZengMDPI AGBehavioral Sciences2076-328X2022-11-01121143710.3390/bs12110437Exercise Participation during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Anxiety, Stress, and Precautionary BehaviorHeetae Cho0Sunghoon Kim1Weisheng Chiu2Department of Sport Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, KoreaDepartment of Physical Education, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, KoreaLee Shau Kee School of Business and Administration, Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, ChinaUnderstanding emotion is critical, as it influences behavioral responses. In particular, anxiety is one of the most significant factors affecting individuals’ behavior during a pandemic situation. However, the effect of coronavirus anxiety on exercise behaviors has not been extensively explored in the extant literature. Therefore, this study examined the relationships among coronavirus anxiety, stress, precautionary behavior, and exercise participation. A total of 307 responses were collected from individuals who experienced the full length of the circuit breaker in Singapore. Data were analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). Results showed that coronavirus anxiety had positive effects on stress and precautionary behavior. In addition, precautionary behavior played a mediating role in the relationships among coronavirus anxiety, stress, and exercise participation. The findings of this study identify how COVID-19 affected exercise participation during that period and suggest strategies to promote exercise participation, which would benefit individuals and governments.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/12/11/437exercise participationanxietystressprecautionary behaviorCOVID-19 |
| spellingShingle | Heetae Cho Sunghoon Kim Weisheng Chiu Exercise Participation during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Anxiety, Stress, and Precautionary Behavior Behavioral Sciences exercise participation anxiety stress precautionary behavior COVID-19 |
| title | Exercise Participation during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Anxiety, Stress, and Precautionary Behavior |
| title_full | Exercise Participation during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Anxiety, Stress, and Precautionary Behavior |
| title_fullStr | Exercise Participation during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Anxiety, Stress, and Precautionary Behavior |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exercise Participation during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Anxiety, Stress, and Precautionary Behavior |
| title_short | Exercise Participation during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Anxiety, Stress, and Precautionary Behavior |
| title_sort | exercise participation during the covid 19 pandemic anxiety stress and precautionary behavior |
| topic | exercise participation anxiety stress precautionary behavior COVID-19 |
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