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September 10, 2025Frontiers in PsychologyOpen Access

Why have extensive efforts to improve adolescents’ physical fitness seen limited success? A mediation analysis of physical activity enjoyment, physical activity and physical fitness

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JPJun PengWYWinnie YuWWWenxin Wang

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Mediation analysis reveals that physical activity enjoyment predicts physical fitness in adolescents, highlighting a key relationship.

Key Points

  • Physical activity enjoyment positively predicts physical fitness in adolescents, indicating its importance.
  • Correlation analysis shows strong relationships: PAE with PA (r = 0.622) and PF (r = 0.291), with PA also impacting PF (r = 0.256).
  • Mediation analysis confirms physical activity partially mediates the relationship between enjoyment and fitness.
  • Findings suggest neglecting enjoyment in physical activity programs could hinder improvements in fitness levels.

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Peng et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c23e94b210217d64792d99https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1572826
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