How physical exercise influences academic burnout among Chinese “Double Non” college students: the chain mediation role of mobile phone addiction and learning engagement
BackgroundWith mental anxiety caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the trend of “lying down” has become increasingly prevalent among Chinese college students such as not thinking ahead, decadent abandonment, and being weak daily. Particularly, Chinese “Double Non” college students are more likely to fac...
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| description | BackgroundWith mental anxiety caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the trend of “lying down” has become increasingly prevalent among Chinese college students such as not thinking ahead, decadent abandonment, and being weak daily. Particularly, Chinese “Double Non” college students are more likely to face academic burnout (AB) due to lower school satisfaction and after-degree employment ratio, in comparison to “Double First-Class” college students.ObjectivesIn view of this, the present study examined the structural relationships of physical exercise (PE), mobile phone addiction (MPA), learning engagement (LE), and AB among Chinese “Double Non” college students, aiming at exploring corresponding mechanism to provide supportive guidance for alleviating potential AB.MethodsThis study adopted a cross-sectional survey approach among the sample of “Double Non” college students in China. We recruited 930 participants (272 men and 658 women) in the second half of the 2022–2023 academic year, all of whom completed questionnaires involving Physical Exercise Rating Scale, Mobile Phone Dependence Index Scale, Utrecht Work Engagement Scale-Student, and Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Survey. A series of statistical analyses, including descriptive statistics, bivariate correlations, and direct and indirect effects among study variables, were proceeded based on the collected data.ResultsThe results showed that PE can not only directly and negatively influence AB, but also indirectly and negatively influence AB through the mediation of MPA as well as the chain mediation of both MPA and LE. While PE had no significantly indirect effect on AB via LE.DiscussionPhysical exercise was proved to be an effective way to reduce MPA and then enhance LE, consequently leading to decreased AB in Chinese “Double Non” college students. The findings were discussed in light of related research, and implications and future directions were put forward for application in potential theoretical research and educational practice. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-aa75280811594f62a4adfc0eef4fdd9b2024-01-05T05:05:15ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782024-01-011410.3389/fpsyg.2023.12894991289499How physical exercise influences academic burnout among Chinese “Double Non” college students: the chain mediation role of mobile phone addiction and learning engagementChao Jin0Chao Jin1Chunhong Fan2Chunhong Fan3Jinpeng Niu4College of Education, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, Shandong, ChinaOffice of Academic Research, Jining University, Qufu, Shandong, ChinaCollege of Education, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, Shandong, ChinaShandong Polytechnic College, Jining, Shandong, ChinaCollege of Education, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, Shandong, ChinaBackgroundWith mental anxiety caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the trend of “lying down” has become increasingly prevalent among Chinese college students such as not thinking ahead, decadent abandonment, and being weak daily. Particularly, Chinese “Double Non” college students are more likely to face academic burnout (AB) due to lower school satisfaction and after-degree employment ratio, in comparison to “Double First-Class” college students.ObjectivesIn view of this, the present study examined the structural relationships of physical exercise (PE), mobile phone addiction (MPA), learning engagement (LE), and AB among Chinese “Double Non” college students, aiming at exploring corresponding mechanism to provide supportive guidance for alleviating potential AB.MethodsThis study adopted a cross-sectional survey approach among the sample of “Double Non” college students in China. We recruited 930 participants (272 men and 658 women) in the second half of the 2022–2023 academic year, all of whom completed questionnaires involving Physical Exercise Rating Scale, Mobile Phone Dependence Index Scale, Utrecht Work Engagement Scale-Student, and Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Survey. A series of statistical analyses, including descriptive statistics, bivariate correlations, and direct and indirect effects among study variables, were proceeded based on the collected data.ResultsThe results showed that PE can not only directly and negatively influence AB, but also indirectly and negatively influence AB through the mediation of MPA as well as the chain mediation of both MPA and LE. While PE had no significantly indirect effect on AB via LE.DiscussionPhysical exercise was proved to be an effective way to reduce MPA and then enhance LE, consequently leading to decreased AB in Chinese “Double Non” college students. The findings were discussed in light of related research, and implications and future directions were put forward for application in potential theoretical research and educational practice.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1289499/fullphysical exercisemobile phone addictionlearning engagementacademic burnout“Double Non” college students |
| spellingShingle | Chao Jin Chao Jin Chunhong Fan Chunhong Fan Jinpeng Niu How physical exercise influences academic burnout among Chinese “Double Non” college students: the chain mediation role of mobile phone addiction and learning engagement Frontiers in Psychology physical exercise mobile phone addiction learning engagement academic burnout “Double Non” college students |
| title | How physical exercise influences academic burnout among Chinese “Double Non” college students: the chain mediation role of mobile phone addiction and learning engagement |
| title_full | How physical exercise influences academic burnout among Chinese “Double Non” college students: the chain mediation role of mobile phone addiction and learning engagement |
| title_fullStr | How physical exercise influences academic burnout among Chinese “Double Non” college students: the chain mediation role of mobile phone addiction and learning engagement |
| title_full_unstemmed | How physical exercise influences academic burnout among Chinese “Double Non” college students: the chain mediation role of mobile phone addiction and learning engagement |
| title_short | How physical exercise influences academic burnout among Chinese “Double Non” college students: the chain mediation role of mobile phone addiction and learning engagement |
| title_sort | how physical exercise influences academic burnout among chinese double non college students the chain mediation role of mobile phone addiction and learning engagement |
| topic | physical exercise mobile phone addiction learning engagement academic burnout “Double Non” college students |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1289499/full |
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