| 英文摘要 |
Purpose: To explore the correlation between mental health and physical fitness among female college students. Methods: A total of 851 first-year female college students were enrolled in the study. The average age was 19.45±0.61 years old. All the subjects received the self-administered Brief Symptom Rating Scale questionnaire to evaluate mental health. All subjects also received the physical fitness examination. Results: The body mass index showed a statistically significant positive correlation with sleep difficulty, while sit and reach, broad jump, and one-minute sit-ups revealed a statistically significant negative correlation. In addition, sit and reach, and one-minute sit-ups showed a statistically signif-icant negative correlation with feeling nervous and restless. Sit and reach and broad jump also revealed a statistically sig-nificant negative correlation with feeling easily distressed or irritable. Furthermore, body mass index, sit and reach and one-minute sit-ups were statistically negatively correlated with feeling depressed and low mood. The broad jump was the only indicator statistically negatively associated with feeling inferior to others. Lastly, if mental health is divided by scores, sit and reach, broad jumps, and one-minute sit-ups showed statistical differences in different mental health status groups. Conclusions: Except for cardiorespiratory fitness, body mass index, sit and reach, broad jump, and one-minute sit-ups all showed statistical correlations with different indicators of mental health scale. Subjects with lower mental health scale scores have poorer performance among sit and reach, broad jumps, and one-minute sit-ups indicators. Therefore, the health fitness examination is considered the assessment tool for physical function in clinical settings. Based on our study result, the health fitness examination may also offer a clue to one’s mental health status. |
