The COVID-19 Pandemic and Overall Wellbeing: Mediating Role of Virtual Reality Fitness for Physical-Psychological Health and Physical Activity
Xiang Peng,1,2 Rashid Menhas,3 Jianhui Dai,2 Muhammad Younas4 1College of Physical Education, Hunan City University, Yiyang, People’s Republic of China; 2College of Physical Education and Sports, Soochow University, Suzhou, People’s Republic of China; 3Research Center of Sports Social Sciences, Coll...
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| description | Xiang Peng,1,2 Rashid Menhas,3 Jianhui Dai,2 Muhammad Younas4 1College of Physical Education, Hunan City University, Yiyang, People’s Republic of China; 2College of Physical Education and Sports, Soochow University, Suzhou, People’s Republic of China; 3Research Center of Sports Social Sciences, College of Physical Education and Sports, Soochow University, Suzhou, People’s Republic of China; 4School of Education, Soochow University, Suzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Rashid Menhas, Research Center of Sports Social Sciences, College of Physical Education and Sports, Soochow University, Suzhou, People’s Republic of China, Email menhas.r@yahoo.com Jianhui Dai, College of Physical Education and Sports, Soochow University, Suzhou, People’s Republic of China, Email sddjh@suda.edu.cnBackground: Virtual reality applications are made for various objectives such as business, entertainment, education, and healthcare. Anxiety, phobias, distress, disordered eating, drug addiction, panic disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, psychosis, depression, and autism spectrum disorders may benefit from virtual reality-based approaches. The 2019 coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted the way we live, enjoy, study, sport, and socialize significantly. Virtual reality fitness technology gained much attention during the COVID-19 preventive measures time.Objective: The present study explores the role of virtual reality fitness in improving overall wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic home isolation period in terms of physical-psychological health and physical activity.Methods: A total of 2300 individuals were recruited using the snowball sampling technique to participate in the study. The primary data were collected using an anonymous web-based survey. SPSS-23 and Smart-PLS 3.2.9 software were used to analyze the data.Results: The direct path coefficient analysis of the study constructs show that virtual reality fitness has (preventive measures -> virtual reality fitness -> overall wellbeing, preventive measures -> virtual reality fitness -> physical exercise, and preventive measures -> virtual reality fitness -> physical health) profound effects on the research participants’ mental and physical wellbeing of the study participants while indirect mediation analysis shows that virtual reality fitness has (preventive measures -> virtual reality fitness ->overall wellbeing, preventive measures -> virtual reality fitness -> physical exercise, preventive measures -> virtual reality fitness ->physical health) significant impacts.Conclusion: Our study results concluded that house exercises through virtual reality fitness are a good substitute for public gyms and private group fitness programs during the first pandemic wave for physical-psychological and overall wellbeing. Virtual reality fitness technology can alleviate many of the challenges brought on by the epidemic, resulting in increased utilization.Keywords: COVID-19, virtual reality fitness, lockdown, psychological and physical health, overall wellbeing |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a0e85fd7a3864fea81a914264f45d9ab2022-12-22T03:38:52ZengDove Medical PressPsychology Research and Behavior Management1179-15782022-07-01Volume 151741175676547The COVID-19 Pandemic and Overall Wellbeing: Mediating Role of Virtual Reality Fitness for Physical-Psychological Health and Physical ActivityPeng XMenhas RDai JYounas MXiang Peng,1,2 Rashid Menhas,3 Jianhui Dai,2 Muhammad Younas4 1College of Physical Education, Hunan City University, Yiyang, People’s Republic of China; 2College of Physical Education and Sports, Soochow University, Suzhou, People’s Republic of China; 3Research Center of Sports Social Sciences, College of Physical Education and Sports, Soochow University, Suzhou, People’s Republic of China; 4School of Education, Soochow University, Suzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Rashid Menhas, Research Center of Sports Social Sciences, College of Physical Education and Sports, Soochow University, Suzhou, People’s Republic of China, Email menhas.r@yahoo.com Jianhui Dai, College of Physical Education and Sports, Soochow University, Suzhou, People’s Republic of China, Email sddjh@suda.edu.cnBackground: Virtual reality applications are made for various objectives such as business, entertainment, education, and healthcare. Anxiety, phobias, distress, disordered eating, drug addiction, panic disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, psychosis, depression, and autism spectrum disorders may benefit from virtual reality-based approaches. The 2019 coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted the way we live, enjoy, study, sport, and socialize significantly. Virtual reality fitness technology gained much attention during the COVID-19 preventive measures time.Objective: The present study explores the role of virtual reality fitness in improving overall wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic home isolation period in terms of physical-psychological health and physical activity.Methods: A total of 2300 individuals were recruited using the snowball sampling technique to participate in the study. The primary data were collected using an anonymous web-based survey. SPSS-23 and Smart-PLS 3.2.9 software were used to analyze the data.Results: The direct path coefficient analysis of the study constructs show that virtual reality fitness has (preventive measures -> virtual reality fitness -> overall wellbeing, preventive measures -> virtual reality fitness -> physical exercise, and preventive measures -> virtual reality fitness -> physical health) profound effects on the research participants’ mental and physical wellbeing of the study participants while indirect mediation analysis shows that virtual reality fitness has (preventive measures -> virtual reality fitness ->overall wellbeing, preventive measures -> virtual reality fitness -> physical exercise, preventive measures -> virtual reality fitness ->physical health) significant impacts.Conclusion: Our study results concluded that house exercises through virtual reality fitness are a good substitute for public gyms and private group fitness programs during the first pandemic wave for physical-psychological and overall wellbeing. Virtual reality fitness technology can alleviate many of the challenges brought on by the epidemic, resulting in increased utilization.Keywords: COVID-19, virtual reality fitness, lockdown, psychological and physical health, overall wellbeinghttps://www.dovepress.com/the-covid-19-pandemic-and-overall-wellbeing-mediating-role-of-virtual--peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-PRBMcovid-19virtual reality fitnesslockdownpsychological and physical healthoverall wellbeing |
| spellingShingle | Peng X Menhas R Dai J Younas M The COVID-19 Pandemic and Overall Wellbeing: Mediating Role of Virtual Reality Fitness for Physical-Psychological Health and Physical Activity Psychology Research and Behavior Management covid-19 virtual reality fitness lockdown psychological and physical health overall wellbeing |
| title | The COVID-19 Pandemic and Overall Wellbeing: Mediating Role of Virtual Reality Fitness for Physical-Psychological Health and Physical Activity |
| title_full | The COVID-19 Pandemic and Overall Wellbeing: Mediating Role of Virtual Reality Fitness for Physical-Psychological Health and Physical Activity |
| title_fullStr | The COVID-19 Pandemic and Overall Wellbeing: Mediating Role of Virtual Reality Fitness for Physical-Psychological Health and Physical Activity |
| title_full_unstemmed | The COVID-19 Pandemic and Overall Wellbeing: Mediating Role of Virtual Reality Fitness for Physical-Psychological Health and Physical Activity |
| title_short | The COVID-19 Pandemic and Overall Wellbeing: Mediating Role of Virtual Reality Fitness for Physical-Psychological Health and Physical Activity |
| title_sort | covid 19 pandemic and overall wellbeing mediating role of virtual reality fitness for physical psychological health and physical activity |
| topic | covid-19 virtual reality fitness lockdown psychological and physical health overall wellbeing |
| url | https://www.dovepress.com/the-covid-19-pandemic-and-overall-wellbeing-mediating-role-of-virtual--peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-PRBM |
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