The mediating role of physical self-concept on relations between biological maturity status and physical activity in adolescent females

(1) Background: Despite the benefits of physical activity being well documented in university students, some do not follow the international recommendations. This period of life is a vital stage in adhering to healthy habits in adult life. The objective of the study was to analyze university students’ scores of their physical self-concept and its relationship with gender, physical condition, and level of self-perceived competence. (2) Methods: The sample comprised of 1289 Bizkaia University students (42.12% men and 57.87% women), between 18 and 46.5 years old (M = 20.4; SD = 2.2 years). Physical self-concept, physical condition, number of hours per week of physical activity, and perceived fitness level were analyzed. (3) Results: We found significant differences between women and men in their physical self-concept, but it seemed to be mainly an indirect effect through the mediation of hours of exercise and physical condition. (4) Conclusions: To understand the variance of the level of physical self-concept between genders in university students, the effect of certain variables (physical condition, number of hours per week, and perceived fitness level) must be considered, as well as the mediating role of some of these variables.

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The effects of Behavioral Inhibition and Parental Psychological Control on Social Anxiety : the mediating role of Negative Self-concept and Need for reassurance from others

CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY IN KOREA: RESEARCH AND PRACTICE ◽

10.15842/cprp.2019.5.1.091 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 91-115

Author(s):

Kyung Ran Byun ◽

Eun Jung Kim

Keyword(s):

Social Anxiety ◽

Behavioral Inhibition ◽

Psychological Control ◽

Self Concept ◽

Parental Psychological Control ◽

Mediating Role

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Effect of physical activity goals on aerobic physical activity: testing the mediating role of external and internal motivation

Psychology Health & Medicine ◽

10.1080/13548506.2021.1874430 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-15

Author(s):

Tonya Dodge ◽

Deepti Joshi ◽

Malak Alharbi ◽

Brad Moore

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Internal Motivation ◽

Mediating Role

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A cross-sectional and longitudinal study of neighbourhood disadvantage and cardiovascular disease and the mediating role of physical activity

Preventive Medicine ◽

10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106506 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 147 ◽

pp. 106506

Author(s):

Tayebeh Saghapour ◽

Billie Giles-Corti ◽

Jerome Rachele ◽

Gavin Turrell

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Cardiovascular Disease ◽

Longitudinal Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Mediating Role

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Moderate physical activity reduces 10-year diabetes incidence: the mediating role of oxidative stress biomarkers

International Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1007/s00038-017-1052-8 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 63 (2) ◽

pp. 297-305 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Efi Koloverou ◽

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Konstantinos Tambalis ◽

Demosthenes B. Panagiotakos ◽

Ekavi Georgousopoulou ◽

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Keyword(s):

Oxidative Stress ◽

Physical Activity ◽

Moderate Physical Activity ◽

Diabetes Incidence ◽

Oxidative Stress Biomarkers ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Stress Biomarkers

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Self-Determined Motivation Mediates the Association between Self-Reported Availability of Green Spaces for Exercising and Physical Activity: An Explorative Study

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13031312 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 1312

Author(s):

Migle Baceviciene ◽

Rasa Jankauskiene

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Vigorous Physical Activity ◽

Self Determination Theory ◽

The Self ◽

Green Spaces ◽

Behavior Regulation ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Study Support ◽

Practical Implications

The aim of the study was to test the associations between the self-reported access to exercise in green spaces (GS) and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) testing the mediating role of the motivation. Based on self-determination theory (SDT), we expected that self-determined motivation will mediate the associations between the self-reported availability of GS for exercising (GSE) and MVPA with the most self-determined exercise regulation forms (identified and intrinsic motivation) demonstrating the strongest positive associations between the variables. Method: The sample consisted of 2154 participants (74.7% women). The ages ranged from 18 to 79 years, with a mean age of 32.6 (SD = 12.2) years. Participants completed the Behavior Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire-2, the measures of self-reported distance to residential GS (RGS), availability of the GS for exercising (GSE), and physical activity (PA). Logistic regression and path analysis were used to test the associations between study variables. Results: Higher reported distance to RGS was associated with lower reported availability of GSE, but not PA. Availability of GSE was directly associated with more frequent MVPA. More autonomous forms of exercise behavior regulation (intrinsic and identified regulations) mediated the associations between self-reported availability of GSE and MVPA. Internal and identified exercise regulations were directly associated with more frequent MVPA. Conclusions: The results of the present study support the main tenets of SDT suggesting that self-determined behavioral exercise regulation is an important mediator between the self-reported availability of GSE and general MVPA. Practical implications of these findings are discussed herein.

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Neighborhood walkability and health outcomes among older adults: The mediating role of physical activity

Health & Place ◽

10.1016/j.healthplace.2015.11.003 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 37 ◽

pp. 16-25 ◽

Cited By ~ 29

Author(s):

Jelle Van Cauwenberg ◽

Veerle Van Holle ◽

Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij ◽

Delfien Van Dyck ◽

Benedicte Deforche

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Older Adults ◽

Health Outcomes ◽

Neighborhood Walkability ◽

Mediating Role

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The relationship between psychosocial factors and reported disability: The role of pain self-efficacy

10.21203/rs.3.rs-736799/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Antonio Varela

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Chronic Pain ◽

Low Back Pain ◽

Psychosocial Factors ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Pain Catastrophizing ◽

Low Back ◽

Mediating Role ◽

The Relationship

Abstract Background Chronic pain in all its forms and the accompanying level of disability is a healthcare crisis that reaches epidemic proportions and is considered a world level crisis. Chronic non-specific low back pain contributes a significant proportion of chronic pain. Specific psychosocial factors and their influence on reported disability in a chronic non-specific low back pain (CNLBP) population was researched. Methods Psychosocial factors examined include fear, catastrophizing, depression, and pain self-efficacy. This cross-sectional correlational study examined the mediating role between pain self-efficacy and the specific psychosocial factors with reported disability. The study included 90 participants with CNLBP between 20 and 60 years of age. Participants completed the Fear Avoidance Belief Questionnaire, The Pain Catastrophizing Scale, The Patient Health Questionnaire-9, The Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire, and The Lumbar Oswestry Disability Index to measure fear of physical activity, pain catastrophizing, depression, pain self-efficacy, and reported disability, respectively. The study used multivariate regression and mediation analyses. Results The principal finding of the study was a strong inverse relationship between pain self-efficacy and reported disability. Further, pain self-efficacy was considered a statistic mediator for all psychosocial factors investigated within this data set. Pain self-efficacy was strongly considered to have a mediating role between reported fear of physical activity and disability, reported pain catastrophizing and disability, and reported depression and disability. Additionally, adjusting for age and reported pain levels proved to be statistically significant, and it did not alter the role of pain self-efficacy. Conclusion The results identified that pain self-efficacy had a mediating role in the relationship between the specific psychosocial factors of fear, catastrophizing, and depression and reported disability. Pain self-efficacy plays a more significant role in the relationships between specific psychosocial factors and reported disability with CNLBP than previously considered.

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