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ArticleScientific reports2025

The chain mediating effect of self-efficacy and health literacy between proactive personality and health-promoting behaviors among Chinese college students.

Shouying Wang, Junjun Wei, Panpan Zhang, Jie Song, Jilong Chen, Genqiang Li

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Shouying WangSchool of Public Health, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, 453003, China.
Junjun WeiSchool of Public Health, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, 453003, China.
Panpan ZhangSchool of Public Health, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, 453003, China.
Jie SongSchool of Public Health, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, 453003, China.
Jilong ChenSchool of Health Management, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, 453003, China.
Genqiang LiSchool of Health Management, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, 453003, China. ligen5168@126.com.

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Key Topic of Education Science Planning in Henan Province of China 2023JKZD18National Ministry of Education Humanities and Social Science Research Planning Fund Project 22YJAZH043Postgraduate Education Reform and Quality Improvement Project of Henan Province YJS2023JC19Soft Science Research Program of Henan Province 252400410657
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Health-promoting behaviors are essential for college students as they develop lifelong health habits. To investigate how to cultivate health-promoting behaviors among college students, this study aimed to investigate the influence of proactive personality on health-promoting behaviors and to explore the mediating roles of self-efficacy and health literacy through a cross-sectional study. A total of 664 college students from six colleges in Xinxiang, China, were conveniently sampled to complete questionnaires, including the Proactive Personality Scale, General Self-Efficacy Scale, 12-item Short-Form Health Literacy Scale, and Short-Form Health Promotion Scale. Path analysis indicated that proactive personality was directly associated with health-promoting behaviors (effect value: 0.146). The mediating roles of self-efficacy (effect value: 0.165) and health literacy (effect value: 0.080) were significant. A chain mediating effect of self-efficacy and health literacy was also observed (effect value: 0.028). The positive effect of proactive personality (β = 0.146, P < 0.001), self-efficacy (β = 0.421, P < 0.001) and health literacy (β = 0.234, P < 0.001) on health-promoting behaviors was significant. These findings suggest that self-efficacy and health literacy play a chain mediating role between proactive personality and health-promoting behavior. Future interventions should target proactive personality, self-efficacy, and health literacy to enhance health-promoting behaviors in college students.

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Health BehaviorHealth LiteracyHealth PromotionPersonalitySelf EfficacyStudentsAdolescentAdultChinaCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleSurveys and QuestionnairesUniversitiesYoung AdultCollege studentsHealth literacyHealth-promoting behaviorProactive personalitySelf-efficacy

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