AUTHOR=Zhou Guang-Yu , Yang Bin , Li Hao , Feng Quan-Sheng , Chen Wan-Yi 

TITLE=The influence of physical exercise on college students’ life satisfaction: The chain mediating role of self-control and psychological distress

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=14

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1071615

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1071615

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=<sec><title>Objective</title><p>To explore the relationship between physical exercise and life satisfaction among college students and test the dual mediating role of self-control and psychological distress between them.</p></sec><sec><title>Methods</title><p>A sample of 526 Chinese college students completed questionnaires regarding physical exercise, life satisfaction, self-control and psychological distress, of which 38.4% were boys.</p></sec><sec><title>Results</title><p>Path analyzes indicated that physical exercise was positively correlated with life satisfaction, and this link could be mediated by self-control and psychological distress.</p></sec><sec><title>Conclusion</title><p>The present study identifies the potential underlying mechanism by which physical exercise is associated with the life satisfaction of college students, which has important implications for theory and prevention.</p></sec>