Anqi Deng
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Assistant Professor of Exercise Science
Also affiliated: University of South Carolina (2022–2024); University of North Carolina at Greensboro (2020–2021)
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Anqi Deng's research focuses on understanding the motivational and social factors influencing physical activity levels, particularly among adolescents and underserved youth. Her work investigates how social support, social affiliation, and intrinsic motivation can be leveraged in school-based interventions to increase physical activity. Deng also examines adolescents' understanding of exercise concepts, including aerobic and anaerobic principles, and their procedural knowledge related to fitness. Her research has explored cognitive load theory in relation to energy balance knowledge in physical education and investigated the factor structure and validity of social motivational orientations in sport. Deng has published on the changing trajectory of daily physical activity in at-risk adolescents and the associations between physical activity, sedentary behavior, and depression in adults.
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- h-index: 7
- Publications: 26
- Citations: 82
Positions
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Assistant Professor of Exercise Science publications 2025–2026University of Arkansas Health, Human Performance, and Recreation ORCID
Selected Publications
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Exploring Exercise Motivation and Mental Well-Being in College Students (2026)Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science OpenAlex
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Examining variations in perceived barriers and self-efficacy for physical activity among adults in underserved communities (2026)
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Mis-Conceptions in Socio-Emotional and Cognitive Aspects of Youth Physical Activity Engagement in Under-Resourced Communities (2025)
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Translation of the connect through PLAY physical activity intervention for underserved youth from in-person to virtual delivery: a feasibility study (2025)
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Sustaining the social emotional learning and physical activity of underserved youth in afterschool programs: The role of the social-motivational climate (2025)
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Physical Activity Domains, Intensities, and Sedentary Behavior: Associations with Depression in U.S. Adults (2025)
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- Sustaining the social emotional learning and physical activity of underserved youth in afterschool programs: The role of the social-motivational climate
- Translation of the connect through PLAY physical activity intervention for underserved youth from in-person to virtual delivery: a feasibility study
- Mis-Conceptions in Socio-Emotional and Cognitive Aspects of Youth Physical Activity Engagement in Under-Resourced Communities
- Examining variations in perceived barriers and self-efficacy for physical activity among adults in underserved communities
- Physical Activity Domains, Intensities, and Sedentary Behavior: Associations with Depression in U.S. Adults
- Translation of the connect through PLAY physical activity intervention for underserved youth from in-person to virtual delivery: a feasibility study
- Translation of the connect through PLAY physical activity intervention for underserved youth from in-person to virtual delivery: a feasibility study
- Mis-Conceptions in Socio-Emotional and Cognitive Aspects of Youth Physical Activity Engagement in Under-Resourced Communities
- Mis-Conceptions in Socio-Emotional and Cognitive Aspects of Youth Physical Activity Engagement in Under-Resourced Communities
- Exploring Exercise Motivation and Mental Well-Being in College Students
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