College of Physical Education, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China.
PLoS One. 2022 Aug 5;17(8):e0271759. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0271759. eCollection 2022.
To explore the relationship between physical activity and prosocial behavior in college students, and to examine whether self-perception and gender may play mediating and moderating roles, respectively, in that relationship.
The International Physical Activity Questionnaire-long form, Prosocial Tendencies Measure, and Self-perception Scale were used to survey 647 college students in Yangzhou, China. Internal consistency testing, one-way analyses of variance (ANOVAs) across physical activity levels, exploratory factor analysis, correlation testing, mediation effect testing (independent variable, physical activity; mediating variable, self-perception; dependent variable, prosocial behavior), bootstrap testing and moderated mediation testing were conducted.
Physical activity level was not found to be a direct predictor prosocial behavior in college students. Self-perception was found to play a mediating role between physical activity and prosocial behavior.
Physical activity is not directly predictive college students' prosocial behavior tendencies, but it is indirectly predictive through self-perception. This study explores the relationship between the three variables and the path of the relationship, deepening the research related to the relationship between physical activity and prosocial behavior, providing ideas for fostering prosocial behavior in Chinese universities, as well as providing a theoretical basis for possible future empirical research.
探讨大学生身体活动与亲社会行为之间的关系，并检验自我知觉和性别是否分别在这种关系中起中介和调节作用。
采用国际体力活动问卷长式、亲社会倾向量表和自我知觉量表对中国扬州的 647 名大学生进行调查。进行内部一致性检验、不同身体活动水平的单因素方差分析（ANOVAs）、探索性因子分析、相关检验、中介效应检验（自变量：身体活动；中介变量：自我知觉；因变量：亲社会行为）、bootstrap 检验和调节中介检验。
身体活动水平不是大学生亲社会行为的直接预测因子。自我知觉在身体活动与亲社会行为之间起中介作用。
身体活动不能直接预测大学生的亲社会行为倾向，但它通过自我知觉间接预测。本研究探讨了这三个变量之间的关系及其关系路径，深化了与身体活动和亲社会行为之间关系的研究，为中国高校培养亲社会行为提供了思路，为可能的未来实证研究提供了理论依据。
