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The association between physical activity status and mental wellbeing among overweight and obese female university students

Introduction: Physical activity (PA) is essential in fighting obesity, and it may also improve one’s mental wellbeing. Nonetheless, the association between PA and mental wellbeing among female university students with non-ideal body mass index (BMI) is still fragmented. Hence, this study aims to d...

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Main Authors: Shahadan, Siti Zuhaidah, Bolhan, Nurul Syafiqah, Mohamad Ismail, Mohamad Firdaus
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Published: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences 2022
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spelling my.iium.irep.1032882023-01-18T08:00:43Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/103288/ The association between physical activity status and mental wellbeing among overweight and obese female university students Shahadan, Siti Zuhaidah Bolhan, Nurul Syafiqah Mohamad Ismail, Mohamad Firdaus RT Nursing RT65 Medicine and surgery for nurses Introduction: Physical activity (PA) is essential in fighting obesity, and it may also improve one’s mental wellbeing. Nonetheless, the association between PA and mental wellbeing among female university students with non-ideal body mass index (BMI) is still fragmented. Hence, this study aims to determine the association between PA status and mental wellbeing among overweight and obese female students in a university in Malaysia’s East region. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 102 overweight and obese female students. An online survey of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) and The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Acreda Scale (WEMWBS-ACREDA) was distributed using convenience sampling and analyzed. Results: The results show that 43.2% of the participants have a high and 18.6% have a low PA level. Meanwhile, the finding revealed that the majority of the participants have a moderate state of mental wellbeing (59.8%). Additionally, physical activity levels were found to be a significant predictor of mental wellbeing in overweight and obese female university students (ᵝ = 0.341, p 0.001). Conclusion: This study proposed that PA may influence the mental wellbeing of female university students with non-ideal BMI. Therefore, incorporating more physical-related activities into their learning objectives may promote a better quality of life during their campus life. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences 2022-12-31 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/103288/3/103288_The%20association%20between%20physical%20activity%20status%20and%20mental.pdf Shahadan, Siti Zuhaidah and Bolhan, Nurul Syafiqah and Mohamad Ismail, Mohamad Firdaus (2022) The association between physical activity status and mental wellbeing among overweight and obese female university students. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 18 (19). pp. 80-86. E-ISSN 2636-9346 https://medic.upm.edu.my/upload/dokumen/2023010917100613_1567.pdf https://doi.org/10.47836/mjmhs.18.s19.13
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RT65 Medicine and surgery for nurses
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RT65 Medicine and surgery for nurses
Shahadan, Siti Zuhaidah
Bolhan, Nurul Syafiqah
Mohamad Ismail, Mohamad Firdaus
The association between physical activity status and mental wellbeing among overweight and obese female university students
description Introduction: Physical activity (PA) is essential in fighting obesity, and it may also improve one’s mental wellbeing. Nonetheless, the association between PA and mental wellbeing among female university students with non-ideal body mass index (BMI) is still fragmented. Hence, this study aims to determine the association between PA status and mental wellbeing among overweight and obese female students in a university in Malaysia’s East region. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 102 overweight and obese female students. An online survey of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) and The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Acreda Scale (WEMWBS-ACREDA) was distributed using convenience sampling and analyzed. Results: The results show that 43.2% of the participants have a high and 18.6% have a low PA level. Meanwhile, the finding revealed that the majority of the participants have a moderate state of mental wellbeing (59.8%). Additionally, physical activity levels were found to be a significant predictor of mental wellbeing in overweight and obese female university students (ᵝ = 0.341, p 0.001). Conclusion: This study proposed that PA may influence the mental wellbeing of female university students with non-ideal BMI. Therefore, incorporating more physical-related activities into their learning objectives may promote a better quality of life during their campus life.
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author Shahadan, Siti Zuhaidah
Bolhan, Nurul Syafiqah
Mohamad Ismail, Mohamad Firdaus
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Bolhan, Nurul Syafiqah
Mohamad Ismail, Mohamad Firdaus
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title The association between physical activity status and mental wellbeing among overweight and obese female university students
title_short The association between physical activity status and mental wellbeing among overweight and obese female university students
title_full The association between physical activity status and mental wellbeing among overweight and obese female university students
title_fullStr The association between physical activity status and mental wellbeing among overweight and obese female university students
title_full_unstemmed The association between physical activity status and mental wellbeing among overweight and obese female university students
title_sort association between physical activity status and mental wellbeing among overweight and obese female university students
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