Relationships among self-esteem, stress, and physical activity in college students.
The purpose of this study was to identify population and sex-specific relationships between perceived stress, self-esteem, and physical activity in college students. 90 students, ages 18 and older and enrolled in five sections of a health and human behavior class during the spring 2010 semester, were contacted for this study with 74 consenting to serve as study participants. Each participant completed three surveys: the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, the Perceived Stress Scale, and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. Significant correlations were observed between perceived stress and self-esteem in men, and in women. Physical activity was not significantly correlated with perceived stress or self-esteem.
Department of Health, Human Performanc, and Recreation, Baylor University, USA.
Allison
A
Hubbs
Eva I
EI
Doyle
Rodney G
RG
Bowden
Robert D
RD
Doyle
D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity; D010555:Personality Inventory; D012649:Self Concept; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications*; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult