From grit to flourishing: physical literacy's mediating role in enhancing well-being among college students with obesity.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate whether physical literacy mediates the relationship between grit and well-being among college students with obesity.

Methods

A total of 385 students with obesity were recruited. Participants completed validated questionnaires measuring grit, physical literacy, and well-being. Mediation analyses were performed to estimate indirect effects and generate bias-corrected 95% confidence intervals (CI).

Results

Grit was positively associated with physical literacy, and physical literacy was positively associated with well-being. Physical literacy partially mediated the relationship between grit and well-being, with the indirect effect accounting for 26.32% of the total effect (indirect effect = 0.20, 95% CI [0.09-0.31]). In a parallel mediation model

SUBMITTER: Liu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12060899 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature