<p>This cross-sectional study evaluates the association between physical exercise and social adaptability in adolescents, focusing on the mediating roles of self-efficacy and psychological resilience in this relationship. A comprehensive methodology was employed, including a literature review, questionnaire surveys, and statistical analyses. A total of 1280 adolescents were recruited via convenience sampling and filled out the study’s questionnaires. The gathered data were analyzed using SPSS, AMOS, and Excel. Descriptive statistics were first conducted to determine the sample’s representativeness, particularly concerning categorical variables such as grade level, gender, and age. Subsequently, correlation analyses, path analyses, and mediation effect tests were performed to explore the relationships and pathways among physical exercise, social adaptability, self-efficacy, and psychological resilience. Physical exercise showed a significant direct positive association with social adaptability (β = 0.173, <i>p</i> &lt; .001). Mediation analyses revealed three significant indirect paths: (1) through self-efficacy alone (indirect effect = 0.153, 95% CI [0.053, 0.248]); (2) through psychological resilience alone (indirect effect = 0.538, 95% CI [0.397, 0.734]); and (3) a chain mediation path where physical exercise was associated with higher self-efficacy, which in turn was associated with greater psychological resilience, ultimately leading to better social adaptability (indirect effect = 0.230, 95% CI [0.161, 0.320]). Physical exercise is directly associated with adolescents’ social adaptability, and this association is also indirectly explained by the separate mediating effects of self-efficacy and psychological resilience. Moreover, physical exercise was associated with social adaptability via a chain of mediation involving both self-efficacy and psychological resilience.</p>

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The relationship of physical exercise and social adaptability of adolescents

  • Anning Wang,
  • Yuanhong Yin,
  • Zhibo Cui,
  • Dongdong Tang,
  • Qiubo Zhang,
  • Jiaxin Wang

摘要

This cross-sectional study evaluates the association between physical exercise and social adaptability in adolescents, focusing on the mediating roles of self-efficacy and psychological resilience in this relationship. A comprehensive methodology was employed, including a literature review, questionnaire surveys, and statistical analyses. A total of 1280 adolescents were recruited via convenience sampling and filled out the study’s questionnaires. The gathered data were analyzed using SPSS, AMOS, and Excel. Descriptive statistics were first conducted to determine the sample’s representativeness, particularly concerning categorical variables such as grade level, gender, and age. Subsequently, correlation analyses, path analyses, and mediation effect tests were performed to explore the relationships and pathways among physical exercise, social adaptability, self-efficacy, and psychological resilience. Physical exercise showed a significant direct positive association with social adaptability (β = 0.173, p < .001). Mediation analyses revealed three significant indirect paths: (1) through self-efficacy alone (indirect effect = 0.153, 95% CI [0.053, 0.248]); (2) through psychological resilience alone (indirect effect = 0.538, 95% CI [0.397, 0.734]); and (3) a chain mediation path where physical exercise was associated with higher self-efficacy, which in turn was associated with greater psychological resilience, ultimately leading to better social adaptability (indirect effect = 0.230, 95% CI [0.161, 0.320]). Physical exercise is directly associated with adolescents’ social adaptability, and this association is also indirectly explained by the separate mediating effects of self-efficacy and psychological resilience. Moreover, physical exercise was associated with social adaptability via a chain of mediation involving both self-efficacy and psychological resilience.