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April 26, 2026Frontiers in Public HealthOpen Access

The influence of social physical exercise on the health of middle-aged and older adults: a mediating model of health behavior change mechanisms moderated by age

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JYJing YuanChengdu Sport UniversityGMGang MuZhengzhou Railway Vocational & Technical CollegeZCZhaohui ChenChengdu Sport University

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Implication

Cross-sectional study assesses health effects of social exercise, highlighting age-specific behavior change mechanisms.

Key Points

  • This research examines how physical exercise affects the health of middle-aged and older adults, focusing on health behavior change mechanisms influenced by age.
  • Cross-sectional design was employed, surveying 473 members of registered sports social organizations in Sichuan Province, China.
  • Established scales evaluated physical exercise participation, health behavior change mechanisms, age, and health status.
  • Structural equation modeling using SPSS 27.0 and Amos 21.0 was used to test mediating and moderating effects.
  • Physical exercise participation in social groups significantly directly improves health status.
  • The health behavior change mechanism shows a statistically significant indirect effect on health status.
  • The effects are notably stronger in older adults, indicating heightened vulnerability in this age group.

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Yuan et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69edaa9b4a46254e215b3106https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2026.1785261
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