The relationship between college students' autonomous fitness behavior and mental health literacy: chain mediating effect test.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to explore the effect of autonomous fitness behavior on college students' mental health literacy, and the mediating roles of self-control and exercise identity.

Methodology

A cross-sectional survey using cluster sampling was conducted among 974 college students from Shandong Province, China. Data on autonomous fitness behavior, mental health literacy, self-control, and exercise identity were collected using standardized scales (Cronbach's α: 0.722-0.949). SPSS 26.0 (PROCESS Macro Model 6) and AMOS 26.0 were used for statistical analyses, including correlation, regression, and mediation effect tests with 5,000 Bootstrap samples.

Results

(1) Autonomous fitness behavior positively predicted mental health literacy (β = 0.416, p<

SUBMITTER: Chen C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12546018 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature