ArticleFrontiers in psychology2025
The effect of physical activity on life satisfaction among sports science students: a moderated mediation model of resilience and mindfulness.
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- The regulatory role of physical activity in the indirect effect of mental workload on psychological well-being mediated by occupational stress in physical education and sports teachers.BMC public health · 2026Article
- The mediating role of psychological resilience in the relationship between attitudes toward sport and life satisfaction.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The influence of athletic identity, coach-athlete relationship quality, and peer climate on emotional resilience in injury-prone sports.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The mediating role of psychological resilience and the moderating role of professionalism in the effect of mental wellbeing on anger and aggression in Olympic combat sports athletes.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Mindfulness and athlete burnout among olympic combat sport athletes: the mediating role of athlete self-compassion and the moderating role of emotion regulation.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Enjoyment as a motivational driver of sport continuation: a moderated mediation model of engagement and social support.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
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Abstract
Background: This study examines the effect of physical activity (PA) on life satisfaction (LS), focusing on the mediating role of psychological resilience (PR) and the moderating role of mindfulness (MF). Method: Participants were 363 sports science students (240 male and 123 female). Data were collected through International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form, the Life Satisfaction Scale, the Psychological Resilience Scale-Short Form and the Mindfulness Scale. The measurement model was tested using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) in AMOS 21 and hypothesis were analyzed using Hayes' (2022) Process Macro models (4, 1, and 7). Results: The mediation effect (Model 4) indicated that the indirect effect of PA on LS through PR was significant. The moderation analysis (Model 1) showed that mindfulness significantly moderated the relationship between PA and PR. Finally, the moderated mediation model (Model 7) confirmed that the indirect effect of PA on LS via PR was stronger at higher levels of mindfulness. Although the effect size was small, it highlights the practical importance of integrating mindfulness in resilience pathways. Conclusion: These findings suggest that physical activity contributes to life satisfaction by enhancing resilience, and that this indirect effect is conditioned by mindfulness. These findings point to the potential value of resilience-building and mindfulness-based programs in educational and psychological practice. However, as the study sample consisted of sports science students from a single faculty, the results should be interpreted with caution regarding generalizability.
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