The effects of physical activity on social physique anxiety in college students-the mediating and moderating role of mental toughness and negative physical self.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To examine the effects of physical activity on college students' social physique anxiety and the mediating and moderating roles of negative physical self and mental toughness in it, and to provide empirical evidence that physical activity improves college students' social physique anxiety.

Methods

Stratified whole cluster convenience sampling was used to survey 1177 university students, 53.8% male and 46.2% female, with a mean age of (19.12 ± 1.21) years. Mediated and moderated effects were analysed using SPSS 26.0 and AMOS 28.0.

Results

(1) Physical activity negatively predicted social physique anxiety (2) Negative physical self and mental toughness (individual power) played a significant partial mediating role between physical activity and social physique an

SUBMITTER: Jiang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11748591 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature