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The Mediation Role of Self-Control in the Association of Self-Efficacy and Physical Activity in College Students

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ID15460941
AuthorsHongyan Yu (0000-0002-0499-671X, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, corresponding author), Li Yang (0000-0003-3852-3651, Yunnan Province Sports Bureau, Kunming 650000, China), Yang Li (0000-0002-2835-6661), Jianing Tian (0000-0002-2167-9695, Shanghai Jiao Tong University), Larry Austin (International Division, Shanghai Gezhi Middle School, Shanghai 200240, China), Yiming Tao (0000-0002-9712-2383, Shanghai Jiao Tong University)
Year2022
Volume19
Issue19
Pages12152-12152
Publication date2022-09-26
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph191912152
PMID36231454
OpenAlexW4297154552
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited67

Global COVID-19 lockdown measures have led to an apparent decrease in physical activity. This study aimed to explore the explanatory function of self-control's mediating role between self-efficacy and physical activity among college students. The analysis used the data of 1627 university students (aged 19.41 ± 0.66, range 17-28, 40.5% males) at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Self-efficacy, self-control, and physical activity were tested, respectively, by the general self-efficacy scale, the new brief self-control scale, and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) scale, which were analyzed by SPSS software. Correlation analysis showed that self-efficacy, self-control, and physical activity were related in pairs. Comparing the two dimensions of self-control, we found that self-discipline mediated the relationship between self-efficacy and PA, and impulse control did not mediate the relationship. Regarding the gender difference according to multi-group analysis, findings showed that females need higher self-discipline from the path of self-efficacy to physical activity improvement than males

Association (psychology · Developmental psychology · Mediation · Political science · Psychotherapist · Self-control · Self-efficacy · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Clinical Psychology · Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation · Physical Activity and Health · Psychology · Social Psychology

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