ArticleFrontiers in sports and active living2023
The relationship between physical activity and subjective well-being in Chinese university students: the mediating roles of perceived health, social support and self-esteem.
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Abstract
Purpose: The intent of this paper is to understand the effect of Physical Activity on university students' Subjective Well-being and to explore whether Perceived Health, Social Support, and Self-esteem play roles as mediating variables. Methods: Self-reported data from 404 college students (147 males and 257 females) were analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM). The relationships between the study variables were tested by mediation models and 5,000 bootstrap samples using AMOS version 24. Results: (1) The six hypotheses were supported in the measurement model in the results ( Conclusion: This study demonstrates the importance of meeting the needs of Social Support, Perceived Health, and Self-esteem when designing interventions to promote college students' sports participation to enhance Subjective Well-being.
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