The impact of physical activity on adolescent social anxiety: a growth curve model analysis
Rui Qin, Hongli Wu, Jihe Zhou, Xia Huang, Shuai Wang · 2026
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Qin and colleagues followed Chinese school students in 2026 to trace how physical activity and social anxiety change together across the school years. Social anxiety, fear of judgment in social settings, often rises in early adolescence. The team asked whether active teens start lower and climb more slowly than inactive peers.
The survey covered 851 students at five middle schools in three provinces, with checks every three months. Activity dipped at first and then rose, while social anxiety rose and then eased. Students who began with higher activity started with lower anxiety and gained anxiety more slowly over time. Growth curve modeling, a method that fits each trend over time, backed both patterns. The authors suggest steady promotion of exercise as one support for teen mental health.
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| CREATOR | Rui Qin, Hongli Wu, Jihe Zhou, Xia Huang, Shuai Wang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 47 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |