The Relationship Between Physical Activity and Mental Satisfaction in American College Students

Minhyun Kim; Kibum Cho; Heesu Lee; Ilsuk Sun

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The Relationship Between Physical Activity and Mental Satisfaction in American College Students

Minhyun Kim, Kibum Cho, Heesu Lee, Ilsuk Sun

Published in American Journal of Sports Science (Volume 3, Issue 5)

Received: 31 July 2015 Accepted: 7 August 2015 Published: 13 August 2015

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The main purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between college students’ regular physical life and mental satisfaction specifically regarding loneliness and depression happiness and rest and, comfort satisfaction. 238 college students were surveyed for this study, employing Godin Leisure Time-Exercise Questionnaire (GLTEQ), and General Well-Being Schedule (GWB) to obtain data. Regressions analyses revealed significant relationships between physical activity and two variables. The result of regression analysis for happiness and satisfaction factor was statistically significant (F=145.434, p= .000, R²= 0.414). Additionally, another regression analysis for rest and comfort factor was statistically significant (F= 103.393, p= .000, R²= 0.334). The study results contain meaningful implications for college students suggesting that doing regular physical activity is vital as it promotes their physical and psychological well-being

Published in	American Journal of Sports Science (Volume 3, Issue 5)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajss.20150305.11
Page(s)	85-88
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright	Copyright © The Author(s), 2015. Published by Science Publishing Group

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Physical Activity, Mental Satisfaction, American College Students

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Minhyun Kim, Kibum Cho, Heesu Lee, Ilsuk Sun. The Relationship Between Physical Activity and Mental Satisfaction in American College Students. Am J Sports Sci. 2015;3(5):85-88. doi: 10.11648/j.ajss.20150305.11

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Minhyun Kim

Health Exercise Sports and Science, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA
Kibum Cho

College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, West Virginia University, Morgan Town, USA
Heesu Lee

Department of Physical Education & Athletic Training, University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA
Ilsuk Sun

Department of Logistics, Jangan University, Suwon, South Korea

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Minhyun Kim; Kibum Cho; Heesu Lee; Ilsuk Sun. The Relationship Between Physical Activity and Mental Satisfaction in American College Students. Am. J. Sports Sci. 2015, 3(5), 85-88. doi: 10.11648/j.ajss.20150305.11

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Minhyun Kim, Kibum Cho, Heesu Lee, Ilsuk Sun. The Relationship Between Physical Activity and Mental Satisfaction in American College Students. Am J Sports Sci. 2015;3(5):85-88. doi: 10.11648/j.ajss.20150305.11

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