The Effect Of Physcial Exercise Behavior On Internet Addiction: The Chain Mediating Effect Of Objectified Body Consciousness And Social Avoidance And Distress

Network attracts college students with its efficiency and convenience,and expands their vision and knowledge;On the other hand,due to the long-term use of the Internet in universities,it is easy to have a strong dependence on the Internet and become obsessed with the virtual Internet space-time.Internet abuse and overuse is called Internet addiction(IA);The latter may lead to negative results and affect people’s psychological,social,physical and academic performance,especially students.IA is a growing problem among young people all over the world,including college students.According to the cognitive-behavior model of Internet addiction proposed by Davis,the emergence and development of Internet addiction is the result of non adaptive cognition,life events,personal susceptibility quality and social support.Non adaptive cognition is the key factor of Internet addiction.Embodied cognition theory holds that cognition is formed through the experience of the body and its way of activity.As a kind of physical activity,physical exercise plays a basic role in cognition.Studies have found a close relationship between physical exercise behavior and Internet addiction.However,the mediating variables affecting the relationship between the two have not been deeply investigated.Therefore,this study included two variables: objectified body consciousness and social avoidance and distress to further study the major public health problem of Internet addiction.In this study,1268 college students from several colleges and universities in Henan Province were investigated by questionnaire,using Internet addiction scale,physical activity level scale,body consciousness scale and social avoidance and distress scale to explore the relationship between physical exercise behavior,objectified body consciousness,social avoidance and distress and Internet addiction.The research conclusions are as follows:First,the less physical exercise behavior of college students,the higher the level of objectified body consciousness,social avoidance and distress and Internet addiction,and objectified body consciousness,social avoidance and distress have a positive predictive effect on Internet addiction.Second,college students’ physical exercise behavior can have a direct impact on Internet addiction,and can also have an indirect impact on Internet addiction through objectified body consciousness.Objectified body consciousness can directly affect internet addiction,and can also affect internet addiction through social avoidance and distress.Third,physical exercise can not only have a direct impact on Internet addiction,but also have an indirect impact through social avoidance and distress.Therefore,physical exercise not only directly affects Internet addiction,but also indirectly affects college students’ Internet addiction through objectified body consciousness,social avoidance and distress.And this influence mechanism is only established in boys,but not in girls.At the same time,it is established among non sports majors,but not among sports majors.