With the increasing severity of mental health issues among college students, various intervention methods for social anxiety have been developed, but these interventions remain inconsistent and limited in effectiveness. Therefore, this study investigates the preventive effects of badminton training intensity on social anxiety in college students, aiming to alleviate social anxiety and improve their mental health through exercise intervention. A randomized controlled trial is conducted, involving 60 college students with high levels of social anxiety, who are divided into an experimental group and a control group. The psychological status of both groups is assessed before and after the experiment using instruments such as the Social Anxiety Scale, the Body Image Scale, and the Self-Efficacy Scale. The results show that by the eighth week of the experiment, the social anxiety level of the experimental group has further decreased to 19.2 ± 3.0, demonstrating a significant improvement trend, while the social anxiety level of the control group remains at 28.0 ± 4.5, showing little change. This result confirms the long-term effects of badminton training on alleviating social anxiety, and the improvement in social anxiety levels becomes more significant with longer training periods.

Haorui Yang, Aote Chen. Correlation between Badminton Training Intensity and the Preventive Effect on Social Anxiety in College Students. Frontiers in Sport Research (2025), Vol. 7, Issue 4: 101-107. https://doi.org/10.25236/FSR.2025.070416.

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