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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Public Health
Sec. Public Mental Health
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1444237
This article is part of the Research Topic Mind-body medicine and its impacts on psychological networks, quality of life, and health - Volume II View all 19 articles

Qi stagnation and qi deficiency are associated with depression in college students

Provisionally accepted
Wang Xinzhu Wang Xinzhu Huang Yuanchun Huang Yuanchun *
  • Xichang College, Xichang, China

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    Objective: The current study aims to investigate the correlations between qi stagnation, qi deficiency, and depression levels among college students.Method: This study investigated 403 college students and measured their levels of depression, qi stagnation, and qi deficiency to analyze the relationship between these three variables. Pearson correlation and linear regression statistical techniques were utilized.Results: (1) On average, college students reported mild depressive symptoms; (2) college students manifested low levels of qi stagnation and qi deficiency. (3) There exists a strong positive correlation between qi stagnation and qi deficiency; (4) A moderate positive correlation is present between depression and both qi stagnation and qi deficiency among college students. All these results support the mechanism by which qi stagnation and qi deficiency contribute to depression in traditional Chinese medicine theory.Qi stagnation and qi deficiency are moderately associated with depression levels in college students. It is feasible to use traditional Chinese physical therapy for qi regulation to alleviate depressive symptoms among college students.

    Keywords: Depression, qi stagnation, Qi deficiency, Traditional Chinese medicine DE=depression，QS=qi stagnation，QD=qi deficiency，PE=physical exercise，SQ=sleep quality, DQ=diet quality，AP=academic pressure，FES=Family economic status. FRA=family registration area, Min=Minimum, Max= Maximum, M= Mean

    Received: 05 Jun 2024; Accepted: 29 Jul 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Xinzhu and Yuanchun. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Huang Yuanchun, Xichang College, Xichang, China

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