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); Hohhot Minzu College (2025)
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Anqi Deng investigates motivational mechanisms underlying physical activity in adolescents, particularly focusing on underserved youth. Her research examines how social support, social affiliation, and intrinsic motivation contribute to increasing physical activity levels. Deng's work also explores the relationship between occupational stress and physical activity among staff in afterschool programs, with motivation acting as a mediating factor. She has investigated cognitive load and energy balance knowledge in high-school physical education settings, studying how tasks with varying cognitive demands influence in-class physical activity. Her scholarship includes developing and validating scales for measuring social motivational orientations in sports. Deng holds a h-index of 6 with 24 total publications and 66 total citations.
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- h-index: 7
- Publications: 24
- Citations: 75
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
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