The Effect of Exercise Atmosphere on College Students’ Physical Exercise—A Moderated Chain Mediation Model

To explore the influence of exercise atmosphere on college students’ physical exercise and its mechanism of action, the Exercise Atmosphere Scale, Enjoyment Scale, Exercise Self-efficacy Scale, Social Physique Anxiety Scale, and Physical Exercise Rating Scale were used to investigate 1265 college st...

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Main Authors: Ting Zhang, Bowen Li, Xinqi He, Peng Jia, Zicong Ye
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-04-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/15/4/507
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description To explore the influence of exercise atmosphere on college students’ physical exercise and its mechanism of action, the Exercise Atmosphere Scale, Enjoyment Scale, Exercise Self-efficacy Scale, Social Physique Anxiety Scale, and Physical Exercise Rating Scale were used to investigate 1265 college students. The results showed that: (1) exercise atmosphere directly impacted physical exercise and indirectly influenced physical exercise through three mediating pathways (e.g., the mediating role of enjoyment, the mediating role of exercise self-efficacy, and the chain mediating role of enjoyment and exercise self-efficacy); (2) social physique anxiety negatively moderated the influence of exercise atmosphere on enjoyment and exercise self-efficacy, respectively, and negatively moderated three mediating pathways of exercise atmosphere influencing physical exercise through enjoyment and exercise self-efficacy. The results are helpful in enriching the research on exercise atmosphere and college students’ physical exercise and provide useful insights for schools and related organizations to strengthen college students’ physical exercise.
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spelling doaj-art-68bbb96e12ee4c3ab5ad863e973104a92025-08-20T02:17:25ZengMDPI AGBehavioral Sciences2076-328X2025-04-0115450710.3390/bs15040507The Effect of Exercise Atmosphere on College Students’ Physical Exercise—A Moderated Chain Mediation ModelTing Zhang0Bowen Li1Xinqi He2Peng Jia3Zicong Ye4Physical Education College, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, ChinaDepartment of Physical Education, Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, Dalian 116025, ChinaPhysical Education College, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, ChinaPhysical Education College, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, ChinaSchool of Physical Education and Sport, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, ChinaTo explore the influence of exercise atmosphere on college students’ physical exercise and its mechanism of action, the Exercise Atmosphere Scale, Enjoyment Scale, Exercise Self-efficacy Scale, Social Physique Anxiety Scale, and Physical Exercise Rating Scale were used to investigate 1265 college students. The results showed that: (1) exercise atmosphere directly impacted physical exercise and indirectly influenced physical exercise through three mediating pathways (e.g., the mediating role of enjoyment, the mediating role of exercise self-efficacy, and the chain mediating role of enjoyment and exercise self-efficacy); (2) social physique anxiety negatively moderated the influence of exercise atmosphere on enjoyment and exercise self-efficacy, respectively, and negatively moderated three mediating pathways of exercise atmosphere influencing physical exercise through enjoyment and exercise self-efficacy. The results are helpful in enriching the research on exercise atmosphere and college students’ physical exercise and provide useful insights for schools and related organizations to strengthen college students’ physical exercise.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/15/4/507exercise atmospherephysical exercisesocial physique anxietyenjoymentexercise
spellingShingle Ting Zhang
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The Effect of Exercise Atmosphere on College Students’ Physical Exercise—A Moderated Chain Mediation Model
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exercise atmosphere
physical exercise
social physique anxiety
enjoyment
exercise
title The Effect of Exercise Atmosphere on College Students’ Physical Exercise—A Moderated Chain Mediation Model
title_full The Effect of Exercise Atmosphere on College Students’ Physical Exercise—A Moderated Chain Mediation Model
title_fullStr The Effect of Exercise Atmosphere on College Students’ Physical Exercise—A Moderated Chain Mediation Model
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title_short The Effect of Exercise Atmosphere on College Students’ Physical Exercise—A Moderated Chain Mediation Model
title_sort effect of exercise atmosphere on college students physical exercise a moderated chain mediation model
topic exercise atmosphere
physical exercise
social physique anxiety
enjoyment
exercise
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