Digital support for female students in physical education universities in Japan
Abstract Alongside acquiring specialized knowledge and accomplishing developmental tasks, athletic colleges require young athletes to also be active. We investigated the use of a smartphone application, ME-FULLNESS, as an unprecedented support method for female college students currently enrolled in...
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| author | Junko Okuyama Shuji Seto Tomonori Motokawa Tomomi Kato Aya Miyamoto Maki Maekawa Shunichi Funakoshi Tatsuma Okazaki Satoru Ebihara |
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| description | Abstract Alongside acquiring specialized knowledge and accomplishing developmental tasks, athletic colleges require young athletes to also be active. We investigated the use of a smartphone application, ME-FULLNESS, as an unprecedented support method for female college students currently enrolled in athletic colleges. ME-FULLNESS is an application that infers one’s psychological state from their facial information and improves their psychological state with music, vibration, and images that match that psychological state. We conducted a psychological survey with purposively selected female university students (18 to 24 years) at the International Pacific University in Okayama, Japan, before and after one month of using ME-FULLNESS (N = 76) and a group of non-users (N = 25). The app-using group showed significant improvement in depressive symptoms (p = 0.002), anxiety symptoms (p = 0.000), stress (p = 0.000), insomnia (p = 0.002), severity of premenstrual syndrome (p = 0.000), and resilience scores (p = 0.000), while the non-app-using group showed improvement in anxiety (p = 0.009) and resilience scores (p = 0.000). This study suggests that using the ME-FULLNESS app may improve depression, stress, insomnia, and resilience among athletic female students, positively contributing to their college life and sports performance. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-cee45c2f194348d498f3b2ddc2e9ec7b2025-08-20T02:32:04ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-05-0115111610.1038/s41598-025-98921-0Digital support for female students in physical education universities in JapanJunko Okuyama0Shuji Seto1Tomonori Motokawa2Tomomi Kato3Aya Miyamoto4Maki Maekawa5Shunichi Funakoshi6Tatsuma Okazaki7Satoru Ebihara8Department of Human Health and Nutrition, Shokei Gakuin UniversityFaculty of Informatics and Data Science, Akita UniversityFrontier Research Center, POLA Chemical Industries, Inc.Frontier Research Center, POLA Chemical Industries, Inc.Department of Athletic and Sport Sciences, International Pacific UniversityNara National Institute of Higher Education and Research, Nara University of EducationArimakougen HospitalDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of MedicineDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of MedicineAbstract Alongside acquiring specialized knowledge and accomplishing developmental tasks, athletic colleges require young athletes to also be active. We investigated the use of a smartphone application, ME-FULLNESS, as an unprecedented support method for female college students currently enrolled in athletic colleges. ME-FULLNESS is an application that infers one’s psychological state from their facial information and improves their psychological state with music, vibration, and images that match that psychological state. We conducted a psychological survey with purposively selected female university students (18 to 24 years) at the International Pacific University in Okayama, Japan, before and after one month of using ME-FULLNESS (N = 76) and a group of non-users (N = 25). The app-using group showed significant improvement in depressive symptoms (p = 0.002), anxiety symptoms (p = 0.000), stress (p = 0.000), insomnia (p = 0.002), severity of premenstrual syndrome (p = 0.000), and resilience scores (p = 0.000), while the non-app-using group showed improvement in anxiety (p = 0.009) and resilience scores (p = 0.000). This study suggests that using the ME-FULLNESS app may improve depression, stress, insomnia, and resilience among athletic female students, positively contributing to their college life and sports performance.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-98921-0Mood stabilizationFemale athletesPsychological stateFacial dataPremenstrual syndromeInsomnia |
| spellingShingle | Junko Okuyama Shuji Seto Tomonori Motokawa Tomomi Kato Aya Miyamoto Maki Maekawa Shunichi Funakoshi Tatsuma Okazaki Satoru Ebihara Digital support for female students in physical education universities in Japan Scientific Reports Mood stabilization Female athletes Psychological state Facial data Premenstrual syndrome Insomnia |
| title | Digital support for female students in physical education universities in Japan |
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| title_short | Digital support for female students in physical education universities in Japan |
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| topic | Mood stabilization Female athletes Psychological state Facial data Premenstrual syndrome Insomnia |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-98921-0 |
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