Peer Support and Exercise Adherence in Adolescents: The Chain-Mediated Effects of Self-Efficacy and Self-Regulation
In the context of exercise psychology, the mediating relationship between peer support, self-efficacy and self-regulation, and adolescents’ exercise adherence was to be explored. Methods: A questionnaire was distributed among 2200 teenagers from twelve middle schools in Shanghai. The “process” progr...
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| author | Yuxin Zou Shijie Liu Shuangshuang Guo Qiuhao Zhao Yujun Cai |
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| description | In the context of exercise psychology, the mediating relationship between peer support, self-efficacy and self-regulation, and adolescents’ exercise adherence was to be explored. Methods: A questionnaire was distributed among 2200 teenagers from twelve middle schools in Shanghai. The “process” program in SPSS and the bootstrap method were applied to construct and analyze the direct and indirect effects of peer support on adolescents’ exercise adherence. Results: Peer support directly affected adolescents’ exercise adherence (β = 0.135, <i>p</i> < 0.001, effect size of 59%) and self-efficacy (β = 0.493, <i>p</i> < 0.001, effect size accounted for 42%), and self-regulation (β = −0.184, <i>p</i> < 0.001, effect size of 11%) influenced exercise adherence indirectly. In addition, self-efficacy and self-regulation could impose a chain-mediated effect on peer support and exercise adherence (effect size of 6%). Conclusion: Peer support could promote adolescents’ exercise adherence. Self-efficacy and self-regulation are mediating factors of peer support on exercise adherence in teenagers, self-regulation as well as self-efficacy-imposed chain-mediating effects on peer support and adolescents’ exercise adherence. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4fe781ecbf3d476496c902bba2aeafda2023-11-16T19:50:16ZengMDPI AGChildren2227-90672023-02-0110240110.3390/children10020401Peer Support and Exercise Adherence in Adolescents: The Chain-Mediated Effects of Self-Efficacy and Self-RegulationYuxin Zou0Shijie Liu1Shuangshuang Guo2Qiuhao Zhao3Yujun Cai4School of Physical Education, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, ChinaSchool of Physical Education, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, ChinaSchool of Physical Education, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, ChinaSchool of Earth Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, ChinaSchool of Physical Education, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, ChinaIn the context of exercise psychology, the mediating relationship between peer support, self-efficacy and self-regulation, and adolescents’ exercise adherence was to be explored. Methods: A questionnaire was distributed among 2200 teenagers from twelve middle schools in Shanghai. The “process” program in SPSS and the bootstrap method were applied to construct and analyze the direct and indirect effects of peer support on adolescents’ exercise adherence. Results: Peer support directly affected adolescents’ exercise adherence (β = 0.135, <i>p</i> < 0.001, effect size of 59%) and self-efficacy (β = 0.493, <i>p</i> < 0.001, effect size accounted for 42%), and self-regulation (β = −0.184, <i>p</i> < 0.001, effect size of 11%) influenced exercise adherence indirectly. In addition, self-efficacy and self-regulation could impose a chain-mediated effect on peer support and exercise adherence (effect size of 6%). Conclusion: Peer support could promote adolescents’ exercise adherence. Self-efficacy and self-regulation are mediating factors of peer support on exercise adherence in teenagers, self-regulation as well as self-efficacy-imposed chain-mediating effects on peer support and adolescents’ exercise adherence.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/10/2/401exercise adherencepeer supportself-efficacyself-regulationadolescent |
| spellingShingle | Yuxin Zou Shijie Liu Shuangshuang Guo Qiuhao Zhao Yujun Cai Peer Support and Exercise Adherence in Adolescents: The Chain-Mediated Effects of Self-Efficacy and Self-Regulation Children exercise adherence peer support self-efficacy self-regulation adolescent |
| title | Peer Support and Exercise Adherence in Adolescents: The Chain-Mediated Effects of Self-Efficacy and Self-Regulation |
| title_full | Peer Support and Exercise Adherence in Adolescents: The Chain-Mediated Effects of Self-Efficacy and Self-Regulation |
| title_fullStr | Peer Support and Exercise Adherence in Adolescents: The Chain-Mediated Effects of Self-Efficacy and Self-Regulation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Peer Support and Exercise Adherence in Adolescents: The Chain-Mediated Effects of Self-Efficacy and Self-Regulation |
| title_short | Peer Support and Exercise Adherence in Adolescents: The Chain-Mediated Effects of Self-Efficacy and Self-Regulation |
| title_sort | peer support and exercise adherence in adolescents the chain mediated effects of self efficacy and self regulation |
| topic | exercise adherence peer support self-efficacy self-regulation adolescent |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/10/2/401 |
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