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September 10, 2025BMC PsychologyOpen Access

The influence of personality traits on college students’ exercise behavior: a chain mediation model of exercise self-efficacy and exercise motivation

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QYQishun YangMSMichael SongMLMin Li

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Overview

Observational analysis highlights the association between personality traits and exercise behavior in college students, suggesting mediation through self-efficacy and motivation.

Key Points

  • Exercise behavior in college students is influenced by personality traits, showing significant connections to self-efficacy and motivation.
  • Conscientiousness, Extraversion, and Neuroticism were positively correlated with exercise behavior, while Openness showed a unique mediation path.
  • A chain mediation effect was identified where self-efficacy and motivation interact in influencing the relationship between certain personality traits and exercise behavior.
  • Targeting modifiable factors like self-efficacy may help personalize interventions for improving students' physical health and engagement in exercise.

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Yang et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1b18554b1d3bfb60e82cahttps://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-03220-y
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