CGSS 2023: Sports Participation and Psychological Well-being in China (N=2577)

2577 observations from the 2023 China General Social Survey (CGSS) were used to analyze the relationship between sports participation and psychological well-being. The dataset, created by Bin Li, includes results from linear regression and robustness tests using instrumental variable methods. It was last updated on May 19, 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling the impact of sports participation on psychological states based on survey data.
• Analyzing how sports environment conditions moderate the effect of exercise on depression and despondency.
• Investigating the role of sports facility equipment levels on promoting calmness and vitality.
• Assessing the influence of safety conditions on the relationship between sports participation and mental well-being.

Strengths

• Dataset is small (5.5 KB), facilitating quick download and inspection.
• Robustness tests using instrumental variable methods are described, suggesting attention to endogeneity.
• Analysis is based on a named, large-scale national survey (China General Social Survey).

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

China General Social Survey (CGSS) 2023

Collection Method

Secondary analysis of published survey data using linear regression.

Time Range

Survey data from 2023.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-19 17:32:30; freshness should be verified.

Geography

China