The Impact of Physical Activity on Chinese College Students' "Going into the World" Psychology: The Chain Mediating Effects of Hardiness and Positive Academic Emotion

Xiangxuan Guo¹Dawei Cao^1*Donghuan Bai^1*Dong Wu²Lulu Kuang¹

• ¹Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, China
• ²Beijing Sport University, Beijing, China

This study constructs a chain mediation model based on positive psychology and emotion regulation theory. The purpose is to explore the mechanism of the impact of physical activity on the psychology of Chinese college students' "Going into the World" psychology. And examine the mediating role of hardiness and positive academic emotions in it. Using cluster random sampling, 755 college students were surveyed with the Physical Activity Rating Scale (PARS-3), the Hardiness Scale(HS), the Academic Emotions Questionnaire(AEQ), and the Scale of Going into the World (SGIW). Correlation analysis, regression analysis, and Bootstrap mediation tests revealed that physical activity not only directly and positively predicted "Going into the World" psychology (B=0.1489, p<0.001) but also indirectly influenced it through the independent mediating effects of hardiness and positive academic emotion, as well as their chain mediating effect. The total mediating effect accounted for 26.61% of the total effect. The mediating effect of hardiness being more pronounced. The results indicate that physical activity enhances college students' "Going into the World" psychology by improving their hardiness and positive academic emotions. This study provides a theoretical foundation and practical pathways for promoting college students' mental health and social adaptation through physical activity interventions.