ArticleFrontiers in public health2026
How soccer team students shape adolescent athlete engagement: evidence from an actor-partner interdependence model.
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Background: Physical inactivity among adolescents has become a global public health concern. Insufficient engagement in sports potentially affects physical and mental health. Athlete engagement, reflecting persistent positive emotional experiences in physical activity, is a key factor in promoting adolescent development. This study investigates how adolescent athlete participation influences athlete engagement within and across different student groups. Methods: A total of 4,140 students from 167 soccer-featured schools in China are recruited, comprising 2,070 soccer team students and 2,070 non-soccer team students. Participants complete the Athlete Participation Scale (APS) and the Athlete Engagement Questionnaire (AEQ). Data are analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model (APIM) with latent variables to examine actor and partner effects. Results: Soccer team students exhibit a significant actor effect on their own engagement ( Conclusion: Athlete participation influences adolescent athlete engagement differently across student groups. Soccer team students' athlete engagement is mainly driven by their own athlete participation. For non-soccer team students, their own athlete participation has only a limited effect on their athlete engagement. Non-soccer team students are more strongly influenced by the role-modeling of soccer team students. These findings highlight the value of strengthening campus soccer teams to mobilize non-soccer team students' sustained engagement in physical activity.
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