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September 10, 2025Scientific ReportsOpen Access

Body image and loneliness as mediators of the relationship between physical activity and exercise self-efficacy in college students

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FZFengbo ZhouWWWenlei WangJWJie Wu

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Overview

Cross-sectional analysis finds physical activity improves exercise self-efficacy in college students, indicating body image and loneliness are significant mediators.

Key Points

  • Exercise self-efficacy is significantly increased by physical activity, revealing a direct positive correlation.
  • The mediation analysis indicates that body image enhances exercise self-efficacy more than loneliness does.
  • Significant indirect effects show that reducing loneliness and improving body image contribute to higher exercise self-efficacy.
  • Interventions promoting positive body image and social well-being may enhance exercise self-efficacy in college populations.

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Zhou et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c242e0b210217d647a4d4bhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-16307-8
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