Zehui Zhou¹, Juan Song^2,*, Kelei Guo^1,*

Journal of Psychology in Africa, Vol.35, No.5, pp. 689-694, 2025, DOI:10.32604/jpa.2025.066954 - 24 October 2025

Abstract This study explored the relationship between physical exercise and college students’ mental health, as well as the mediating role of peer relationships and self-esteem. Participants were 1513 undergraduate students (first to fourth year) from six universities in Guangdong Province, China. They completed the Physical Exercise Scale, College Student Mental Health Scale, Peer Relationship Scale, and Self-Esteem Scale. The results following correlation analysis, structural equation modeling, and the bias-corrected percentile bootstrap method indicated. (1) Physical exercise was positively correlated with the mental health of college students and the direct path was significant; (2) Physical exercise and… More >

Jingtao Wu¹, Yanhong Shao², Wanli Zang³, Jun Hu^1,*

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.27, No.5, pp. 717-735, 2025, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2025.061576 - 05 June 2025

Abstract Background: With the rapid growth of internet usage, adolescent cyberbullying has become a pressing issue. This study examines the longitudinal impact of leisure-time physical activity and peer relationships on cyberbullying over a one-year period, drawing on the Stage-Environment Fit Theory and the Interpersonal Relationship Theory. Methods: A three-wave longitudinal study was conducted over one year, involving 896 middle school students from five schools in Sichuan, Jiangsu, and Guangdong, China, selected to ensure regional diversity. Participants were recruited using stratified random sampling, and data were collected at four-month intervals. Leisure-time physical activity, peer relationships, and cyberbullying… More >

Yaping Zhou^1,2,5,#, He Zhong^3,#, Xiaojun Li^4,*, Yanhui Xiang^1,2,5,*

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.26, No.2, pp. 139-148, 2024, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2023.046598 - 08 March 2024

Abstract Fathers play an important role in adolescents’ development, which is significant for their development and influences their mental health, including feeling of loneliness. However, the effects and mechanisms of father-love absence on individual loneliness are not clear. Based on the social functionalist theory and the social needs theory, this study examines the influence of individual father-love absence on loneliness and its underlying mechanisms. A questionnaire survey was administered to 319 junior high school students and 1,476 high school students. The results showed that adolescents with father-love absence had higher levels of loneliness, and that father-love More >