ArticleFrontiers in psychology2026
The role of general self-efficacy and generalized anxiety symptoms in the relationship between exercise adherence and psychological resilience among college students.
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Objective: This study aimed to examine the associations between exercise adherence and psychological resilience among university students and to explore the chain mediating roles of general self-efficacy and generalized anxiety symptoms within these associations. Methods: A total of 24,979 university students were recruited using a stratified, cluster, and multi-stage sampling method. Data on exercise adherence, general self-efficacy, generalized anxiety symptoms, and psychological resilience were collected via an online questionnaire platform Wenjuanxing. Results: Exercise adherence was significantly and positively associated with psychological resilience, with a total effect of 0.670, a direct effect of 0.382, and an indirect effect of 0.288. Exercise adherence was significantly and positively correlated with general self-efficacy and significantly and negatively correlated with generalized anxiety symptoms. General self-efficacy was significantly and positively correlated with psychological resilience), and significantly and negatively correlated with generalized anxiety symptoms. Generalized anxiety symptoms were significantly and negatively correlated with psychological resilience, and general self-efficacy mediated the association between exercise adherence and psychological resilience, generalized anxiety symptoms likewise mediated this relationship. A mediation effect of general self-efficacy and generalized anxiety symptoms was identified between exercise adherence and psychological resilience. Conclusion: Exercise adherence is directly and positively associated with psychological resilience in university students, and it shows an indirect association with resilience through higher general self-efficacy, which in turn is associated with lower generalized anxiety symptoms.
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