The relationship between physical activity and prosocial behavior of college students: A mediating role of self-perception.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore the relationship between physical activity and prosocial behavior in college students, and to examine whether self-perception and gender may play mediating and moderating roles, respectively, in that relationship.

Methods

The International Physical Activity Questionnaire-long form, Prosocial Tendencies Measure, and Self-perception Scale were used to survey 647 college students in Yangzhou, China. Internal consistency testing, one-way analyses of variance (ANOVAs) across physical activity levels, exploratory factor analysis, correlation testing, mediation effect testing (independent variable, physical activity; mediating variable, self-perception; dependent variable, prosocial behavior), bootstrap testing and moderated mediation testing were conducted.

SUBMITTER: Lu TC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9355227 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature