The relationship between physical activity and subjective well-being in Chinese university students: the mediating roles of perceived health, social support and self-esteem

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

Sports and Active Living

Xiaoyong Hu¹  Saizhao Tang²  Tianzhi Liao³  Yunsik Shim⁴  Yujia Yin⁵ 

[1] Department of Physical Education, Guiyang University, Guiyang, China;Department of Sports Medicine, Guiyang University, Guiyang, China;Department of Sports Science, Guiyang University, Guiyang, China;Department of Sports Science, Soonchunhyang University, Asan, Republic of Korea;Department of Sports Sociology, Guiyang University, Guiyang, China;

关键词: physical activity;    subjective well-being;    social support;    perceived health;    self-esteem;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fspor.2023.1280404

 received in 2023-08-20, accepted in 2023-10-12,  发布年份 2023

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

PurposeThe intent of this paper is to understand the effect of Physical Activity on university students' Subjective Well-being and to explore whether Perceived Health, Social Support, and Self-esteem play roles as mediating variables.MethodsSelf-reported data from 404 college students (147 males and 257 females) were analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM). The relationships between the study variables were tested by mediation models and 5,000 bootstrap samples using AMOS version 24.Results(1) The six hypotheses were supported in the measurement model in the results (P < 0.05). Physical Activity was related to Social Support, Perceived Health, and to Self-esteem; Social Support, Perceived Health, and Self-esteem were all related to Subjective Well-being. However, the direct positive effect of Physical Activity gradually decreased in the order of Self-esteem, Social Support, and Perceived Health. The direct effect of Perceived Health, Social Support, and Self-esteem on Subjective Well-being also decreased sequentially. (2) In the Structural Equation Model (χ2 = 825.451, p < 0.001, df = 455, CMIN/df = 1.814, CFI = 0.942, RMSEA = 0.045), the three hypotheses of mediation were supported (P < 0.05), showing positive indirect effects between Physical Activity and Subjective Well-being. Of the three mediating effects, Social Support and Self-esteem were not different, and the mediating effect of Perceived Health showed the largest impact. This indicates that Social Support, Perceived Health, and Self-esteem mediate the effects of Physical Activity, and Subjective Well-being regulation has positive indirect effects.ConclusionThis study demonstrates the importance of meeting the needs of Social Support, Perceived Health, and Self-esteem when designing interventions to promote college students' sports participation to enhance Subjective Well-being.

【 授权许可】

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© 2023 Liao, Yin, Hu, Tang and Shim.