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This research investigates how different patterns of physical education (PE) participation relate to academic stress and the mediating role of self-compassion among middle school students.

May 16, 2026International Journal of Mental Health PromotionOpen Access

The Relationships among Exercise Participation, Self-Compassion and Academic Stress in Classroom Contexts: Based on Latent Profiles and Mediation Analyses

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GQGuofeng QuXinjiang Normal University FJFengwei JiaXinjiang Normal University JLJing LiuTianjin University of Science and Technology

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Cross-sectional survey shows self-compassion mediates the relationship between PE participation and academic stress in middle school students.

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This research investigates how different patterns of physical education (PE) participation relate to academic stress and the mediating role of self-compassion among middle school students.
Conducted a cross-sectional survey with 849 Chinese middle school students.
Utilized validated questionnaires for measuring PE participation, academic stress, and self-compassion.
Employed SPSS for correlation and mediation analyses and Mplus for latent profile analyses.
Identified four participation patterns: avoidant (13.31%), moderate (10.75%), interest-driven (29.71%), and active (46.23%).
Students in the more engaged groups had higher self-compassion and lower academic stress compared to the avoidant group.
Relative indirect effects showed significant mediation by self-compassion, with the actively engaged group reporting −0.234 (95% CI: [−0.333, −0.137]).

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Qu et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a080a41a487c87a6a40c21d https://doi.org/10.32604/ijmhp.2026.076017

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Cross-sectional survey shows self-compassion mediates the relationship between PE participation and academic stress in middle school students.

The Relationships among Exercise Participation, Self-Compassion and Academic Stress in Classroom Contexts: Based on Latent Profiles and Mediation Analyses

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