Physical activities and learning experience of higher education students: mediating role of quality of life and physical self-esteem
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The impacts of physical activities (PAs) on psychological and physical health consequences have been examined in both nonclinical and clinical contexts. Although PAs' influences on physical consequences are regularly beneficial, the psychological positive impacts are less well-understood. This study investigates the effects of PA on physical consequences (i.e., physical self-esteem) and psychological and cognitive consequences (i.e., quality of life and learning experience). PA has been found to improve quality of life (QOL), learning experience (LP), and physical self-esteem. Mixed findings from prior studies suggested that the relationship between these variables might be direct or indirect. Data were collected via a self-administrated questionnaire from 510 higher education students in different Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) universities. The collected data were analyzed by structural equation modeling (SEM) and the SmartPLS 4 program. The SEM results show that PAs directly help in enhancing the student learning experience. The results support the mediating role of student physical self-esteem and quality of life in the relationship between physical activities and learning experience. Several theoretical and practical implications were elaborated on and discussed, along with limitations and further research opportunities.
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- Authors
- Zayed, M. A., & Elshaer, I. A.
- Affiliations
- King Faisal University (SA)
- Suez Canal University (EG)
- Corresponding author
- Elshaer, Ibrahim A.
- Venue
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Published
- 2022-10-17
- Volume
- 19
- Issue
- 20
- Pages
- 13417
- ISSN
- 1660-4601 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC9602441
- OpenAlex
- W4306661521
- Cited by
- 10
- References
- 57
- Citations by year
- 2025: 3 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1
- FWCI
- 1.55
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Funders
- King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia (GRANT1352)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
- Social Sciences › Life-span and Life-course Studies › Sports and Physical Education Studies
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Keywords
- physical activity, learning experience, quality of life, physical self-esteem, mediating effect, university students, psychological well-being, Saudi Arabia
- MeSH terms
- Humans, Quality of Life, Surveys and Questionnaires, Self Concept, Students, Exercise
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