ArticleFrontiers in psychology2025
The role of social support and psychological capital in college students' physical exercise behavior: a mediation analysis.
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- The association between social media content production and adolescent physical health promotion: the chain mediating roles of online social support and positive psychological capital.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- The Relationship Between Physical Activity, Social Support, and Life Satisfaction Among Female College Students: A Variable- and Person-Centered Analysis.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Study on the influencing factors of college students' healthy lifestyles based on the capability, opportunity, motivation-behavior model.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- [Latent profile analysis of psychological capital and antenatal depression among pregnant women].Zhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences · 2025Article
- Effects of outdoor sports on college students' learning burnout: a multiple mediation model of social support and self-regulation.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: The physical exercise behavior of college students is closely related to their physical and mental health. Research has shown that social support and psychological capital are related to college students' physical exercise behavior, but their correlation needs further exploration. Objectives: This study seeks to investigate the relationship between social support, psychological capital and university students' physical exercise behavior, with a further in-depth analysis of the mediating roles played by psychological capital within this dynamic. Methods: Using cluster sampling, we surveyed 359 college students in Southwest University, employing the Sports Activity Level Scale (SALS), the Positive Psychological Capital Questionnaire (PPCQ), the Social Support Scale (SSS). Data were analyzed using SPSS 26.0 and STATA 17.0, and common method bias was tested using Harman's single-factor test. The significance of the mediation effects was tested using the Kohler, Karlson, and Breen (KHB). Results: (1) Peer support ( Conclusion: Social support shows a positive association with college students' physical exercise behavior and also demonstrates a significant correlation with it through psychological capital. Teacher support in the school living environment is equally important, and future research should focus on developing the role of family support.
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