Han Shan-Shan, Li Bo, Wang Guang-Xu, Ke You-Zhi, Meng Shu-Qiao, Li Ya-Xing, Cui Zhong-Lei, Tong Wen-Xia
Institute of Sports Science, Nantong University, Nantong, China.
School of Physical Education, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China.
Front Psychol. 2022 Jul 15;13:932014. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.932014. eCollection 2022.
Self-efficacy is an important component of the mental well-being of college students. This study aimed to evaluate the development and the correlation between physical fitness (PF), exercise behavior, and self-efficacy in college students. To examine whether PF in individual college students can predict self-efficacy, and whether exercise behavior mediates this relationship.
This was an observational study of 1923 randomly selected college students (50.5% girl). Measures included the Physical Activity Rating Scale, the Self-Efficacy Scale, and PF testing.
Self-efficacy was weakly correlated to both PF ( = 0.240) and exercise behavior ( = 0.248). In regression analysis, PF explained 24.7% of the variance in self-efficacy, increasing to 29.4% when exercise behavior was considered. Therefore, the predictive effect of PF on self-efficacy is partially realized through healthy exercise behavior.
Physical fitness can predict self-efficacy among college students, with exercise behavior being an important mediation of this relationship. Strategies to improve positive exercise behaviors and PF could improve students' self-efficacy and overall mental health.
自我效能感是大学生心理健康的重要组成部分。本研究旨在评估大学生身体素质(PF)、运动行为与自我效能感之间的发展及相关性。检验个体大学生的PF是否能预测自我效能感,以及运动行为是否介导这种关系。
这是一项对1923名随机选取的大学生(50.5%为女生)进行的观察性研究。测量指标包括体力活动评定量表、自我效能量表和PF测试。
自我效能感与PF(=0.240)和运动行为(=0.248)均呈弱相关。在回归分析中,PF解释了自我效能感中24.7%的变异,当考虑运动行为时,这一比例增至29.4%。因此,PF对自我效能感的预测作用部分通过健康的运动行为得以实现。
身体素质能够预测大学生的自我效能感,运动行为是这种关系的重要中介。改善积极运动行为和PF的策略可以提高学生的自我效能感和整体心理健康水平。