The Relationship between Physical Exercise and Subjective Well-being: a Meta-Analysis based on The Chinese Student Population

Abstract

Using the method of meta-analysis to explore the relationship between physical exercise and subjective well-being, after searching and screening, as of December 2023, a total of 534 subject-related literature was searched, and 46 articles were included in the literature, with 38,291 subjects, which were analyzed by the random-effects model selected from the results of the test of homogeneity, and the study found that: there is a certain degree of positive correlation between physical exercise and subjective well-being (r=0.269, 95% CI = [0.222, 0.313]), and the instrument for measuring subjective well-being can significantly affect the relationship, but the age and gender of the subjects do not have a significant effect on the two. The results of the study demonstrated a positive relationship between physical exercise and subjective well-being, supporting the goal orientation theory. A wider range of studies such as experimental studies should be included in the future to test the relationship.