ArticleFrontiers in psychology2026
Green exercise and kinesiophobia among Chinese adolescents: the mediating role of self-efficacy.
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Objective: Kinesiophobia is a common psychological barrier to physical activity during adolescence and is characterized by fear-related attention to bodily sensations and avoidance of movement. This study examined whether green exercise is associated with lower kinesiophobia among adolescents and whether self-efficacy statistically mediates these associations, drawing on social cognitive theory. Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted among 1,099 Chinese students in Grades 5-9 (aged 10-15 years); adolescents. Participants completed validated self-report measures of green exercise (5 items), self-efficacy (10 items), and kinesiophobia (13 items; somatic focus and activity avoidance). Descriptive statistics, multiple regression (controlling for gender, grade, and place of residence), structural equation modeling (SEM), and bias-corrected bootstrap tests (5,000 resamples) were used to evaluate the hypothesized relationships. Results: In multiple regression analyses, green exercise ( Conclusion: Findings indicate that greater participation in green exercise is associated with lower kinesiophobia in adolescents, partly through higher self-efficacy. The pattern is consistent with a social-cognitive mechanism linking outdoor physical activity to fear-related responses to movement, while causal inferences require longitudinal or experimental research.
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