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Aug 2026
Physical activity relates to adolescent social anxiety: evidence from a structural equation model involving resilience and self-efficacy
Background Physical activity is consistently associated with reduced anxiety in adolescents, yet the psychological mechanisms underlying this association remain unclear. This study examined whether resilience and self-efficacy independently and sequentially mediated the association between physical activity and social...
Ning Wang, Ye Chen, Meng-Meng Li et al.
· Frontiers in Psychology · 0 citations