Effect of mass sports activity on prosocial behavior: A sequential mediation model of flow trait and subjective wellbeing.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Participation in mass sports is one of the most efficient strategies for people to attain physical and mental health in China. Prosocial behavior has a positive effect on social development. This study developed a conceptual model with mass sports activity as the independent variable, prosocial behavior as the dependent variable, and flow trait and subjective wellbeing as the mediating variables.

Methods

Participants (N = 351) completed an online survey. Mass sports activity, flow trait, subjective wellbeing, and prosocial behavior were measured using the physical activity rank scale-3 (PARS-3), short dispositional flow scale (SDFS), index of wellbeing (IWB), and prosocial tendencies measure (PTM), respectively. Descriptive statistics compared differences b

SUBMITTER: Duan X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9376381 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature