Journal of East China Normal University(Educationa ›› 2018, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (5): 114-128+169+170.doi: 10.16382/j.cnki.1000-5560.2018.05.011

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An Empirical Study on the Physical Exercise Behavior of Graduate Students

XIA Xiangwei1, HUANG Jinling2, LIU Dan3   

  1. 1. School of Sports and Health, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China;
    2. Department of Basic Education, College of Pujiang, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211134, China;
    3. School of Mathematics, Shanghai University of Finance of Economics, Shanghai 200433, China
  • Online:2018-09-20 Published:2018-09-14

Abstract: This paper addresses the new problems and challenges of the physical exercise and graduate students' health. It deals with an investigation and evaluation among 8,208 graduate students from 171 universities, including the universities on the list of "Double First-Class" project. By using the quantitative and qualitative methods, the authors analyze the physical exercise behavior of the graduate students in the following aspects:behavioral intentions (attitude and will), features (stage partition, mode, motivation, knowledge, activation level and obstacle factor) and exterior resources (software and hardware). The results show that for the graduate students, the situation of the physical exercise is not optimistic. The positive attitude and will do not enhance physical exercise behavior. The activation level of physical exercise is low, which cannot contribute to the health of graduate students. Also, the universities have not attached much importance to the physical exercise of graduate students. In conclusion, suggestions are made to improve the physical exercise behavior and students' health, and universities should pay more attention to the problems of the physical exercise and health.

Key words: graduate students, physical exercise behavior, students' health