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World J Psychiatry. Oct 19, 2023; 13(10): 784-792
Published online Oct 19, 2023. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v13.i10.784
Correlation and pathways of behavioral activation systems mediating physical activity level and depressive symptoms among college students
Jiang-Hua Zhu, Shu-Fan Li, Peng Wang, Xin Xin, Qun Zhao, Si-Cheng Chen, Xing Wang
Jiang-Hua Zhu, Qun Zhao, Department of Physical Education, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
Shu-Fan Li, Peng Wang, Xin Xin, Si-Cheng Chen, Xing Wang, School of Physical Education, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, China
Author contributions: Zhu JH wrote the original manuscript and collected the data; Li SF collected and analyzed the data; Wang P wrote part of the manuscript; Xin X collected the data; Zhao Q curated the data; Chen SC curated the data; Wang X reviewed and edited.
Supported by Shanghai Key Lab of Human Performance (Shanghai University of sport), No. 11DZ2261100.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the ethical committee of Shanghai University of Sport (102772021RT007), and all procedures were performed according to the relevant guidelines and regulations.
Informed consent statement: All study participants or their legal guardian provided informed written consent about personal and medical data collection prior to study enrolment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
Data sharing statement: No additional data is available.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement—checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement—checklist of items.
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Corresponding author: Xing Wang, PhD, Professor, School of Physical Education, Shanghai University of Sport, No. 399 Changhai Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai 200438, China. wangxing1933@sus.edu.cn
Received: June 5, 2023
Peer-review started: June 5, 2023
First decision: July 4, 2023
Revised: July 15, 2023
Accepted: August 7, 2023
Article in press: August 7, 2023
Published online: October 19, 2023
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Core Tip

Core Tip: This study explored the specificity of the behavioral activation system for physical activity and reward motivation in college students with different depressive symptom scores. Furthermore, the inter-relationships among the three variables were examined via a cross-sectional research design. Pathways of the behavioral activation system that mediated the effect of physical activity level on depressive symptoms in college students with depressive symptoms were clarified.