Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
Volume 19, Issue 22, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192214627
Keywords
fitness dance; MBSR; female Ph; D; candidates; stress alleviating; exercise
Funding
- Planning Project of Liaoning Sports Science Association [2022LTXH082]
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This study examined the effects of fitness dance and MBSR on stress levels in female Ph.D. candidates. The results showed that both fitness dance and MBSR were effective in reducing participants' stress levels from severe to moderate. Fitness dance reduced stress by improving cognitive reappraisal ability, while MBSR reduced stress by improving cognitive reappraisal and emotion suppression abilities.
Background: The impact of stress on the nation's physical and mental health is considerable. Exercise is considered to have beneficial effects on mental health and the capacity for coping with stress. The purpose of this study is to verify the effects of fitness dance intervention on female Ph.D. candidates' stress, and compare it with the intervention effects of MBSR. Method: A repeated measurement experimental design was used to evaluate the effects of fitness dance and MBSR on Chinese female Ph.D. candidates' stress. Results: Twelve weeks of fitness dance and MBSR can reduce participants' stress from severe to moderate. Eight weeks of fitness dance can reduce the tension from perceived stress (p = 0.019) and loss of control from perceived stress (p = 0.043). Twelve weeks of fitness dance can reduce the tension from perceived stress (p < 0.000), loss of control from perceived stress (p = 0.002) and perceived stress (p = 0.001). Fitness dance and MBSR affect emotion regulation, thereby affecting stress. Fitness dance reduced participants' stress by improving their cognitive reappraisal ability. MBSR reduced participants' stress by improving their cognitive reappraisal ability and expression suppression ability. Conclusions: Fitness dance, as a method of exercise intervention, is suitable for reducing Chinese female Ph.D. candidates' stress.
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