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This research aims to investigate how physical exercise impacts social anxiety among adolescents and to identify underlying mechanisms.

December 12, 2025Scientific ReportsOpen Access

The chain mediating role of perceived social support and cognitive reappraisal in the relationship between physical exercise and adolescent social anxiety

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TBTianqi BianLiaoning Normal University YJYong JiangShanghai International Studies University

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The study demonstrates physical exercise reduces social anxiety in adolescents, indicating effective interventions may involve psychosocial support and cognitive training.

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This research aims to investigate how physical exercise impacts social anxiety among adolescents and to identify underlying mechanisms.
Surveyed 505 adolescents using multiple scales including Physical Activity Rating Scale and Interaction Anxiety Scale.
Applied structural equation modeling to evaluate mediating effects of perceived social support and cognitive reappraisal.
Assessed independent roles of perceived social support and cognitive reappraisal as mediators.
Physical exercise significantly predicted lower levels of social anxiety (β= -0.467, P < 0.001).
Perceived social support and cognitive reappraisal showed mediating effects, accounting for 24.28% and 3.47% respectively.
A chain mediation was identified, with a 13.29% path effect, demonstrating indirect reduction of social anxiety.

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Bian et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/694019192d562116f28f660b https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-31673-z

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The study demonstrates physical exercise reduces social anxiety in adolescents, indicating effective interventions may involve psychosocial support and cognitive training.

The chain mediating role of perceived social support and cognitive reappraisal in the relationship between physical exercise and adolescent social anxiety

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The chain mediating role of perceived social support and cognitive reappraisal in the relationship between physical exercise and adolescent social anxiety

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