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A meta-analysis of the relationship between social support and physical activity in adolescents: the mediating role of self-efficacy.
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- Exploring the role of social capital in enhancing physical activity among college and university students: A systematic review.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
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- Physical Activity Determinants Under the Double Burden of Malnutrition: Contrasting Pathways for Underweight and Overweight Chinese Adolescents.Nutrients · 2026Article
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- The moderated mediation effect of physical activity on non-suicidal self-injury: the mediating role of perceived stress and the moderating role of parental support.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Influencing factors of physical activity in youths with cystic fibrosis: a socioecological approach.ERJ open research · 2026Article
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- The relationship between physical activity and academic burnout among Yi primary school students in Southwest China: a moderated chain-mediation model.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Psychosocial factors associated with physical activity and sedentary behavior in adolescents: evidence from physical education contexts in Quito.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Exploring sport friendship quality profiles in football participation among Chinese adolescents: a latent profile analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- A study on the environmental characteristics and social support for physical activity among adolescents: implications for public health nursing.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- The mediating role of self-efficacy in the relationship of obesity and physical activity among adult females.Medicine · 2025Article
- Associations of acculturation and social support with physical activity among South Asian female adolescents in the United States.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
- Path analysis of biopsychosocial correlates of physical activity among patients with colorectal cancer.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Analysing the effect of perceived social support on exercise engagement in adolescents using a chained mediation model.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
Introduction: Social support influences physical activity (PA) in adolescents. However, whether mediating and moderating effects impact the relationship between them or the underlying mechanism remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the mediating effects of self-efficacy as well as a series of moderating influences using a meta-analytic approach. Methods: A total of 56 studies published between January 2001 and May 2023 were obtained from the Web of Science, EBSCO, Taylor and Francis, Scopus, Wiley, ProQuest, and CNKI (core) databases, comprising 65 independent samples (total sample size = 47,196). Results and discussion: The mean weighted correlation coefficients between social, family, peer, and school support and adolescent PA were 0.298, 0.226, 0.256, and 0.142, respectively, which were significant, except for school support. Family support and teenage PA were related, although the connection was moderated by gender and socioeconomic characteristics. While social, family, and peer support had a direct influence on adolescent PA, school support did not. Self-efficacy mediated the relationship between social support and its subtypes and adolescent PA.
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