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- Title
Physical Activity and Subjective Vitality in Female University Students: The Mediating Role of Decisional Balance and Enjoyment of the Activity.
- Authors
de la Torre-Cruz, Manuel Jesús; Rusillo-Magdaleno, Alba; Solas-Martínez, José Luis; Moral García, José Enrique
- Abstract
Regular physical activity (PA) improves the psychological well-being of those who practice it. However, female university students are a risk group due to their low level of PA. Based on the transtheoretical model of behavioural change, the main aim of this study was to examine whether the relationship between PA and subjective vitality was mediated by cognitive-emotional variables such as decisional balance (perceived benefits and barriers) and enjoyment associated with PA in a group of female university students. Participants were asked to complete self-administered questionnaires, which were available for one month via a Google Form. The results showed the existence of a statistically significant, relative, and indirect effect between the stage of change and subjective vitality via both mediating variables. Compared to females in the pre-contemplation stage, those in the action and maintenance stages achieved higher subjective vitality scores as a result of the effect of being in a more advanced stage on decisional balance and enjoyment of PA. It is concluded that female university students who reported regular PA found the activity to be more revitalising, stimulating, and exciting; all positive feelings and cognitions that translated into a more energetic and vital perception of themselves.
- Subjects
TRANSTHEORETICAL model of change; PSYCHOLOGICAL well-being; PERCEIVED benefit; PHYSICAL activity; COLLEGE students
- Publication
Behavioral Sciences (2076-328X), 2024, Vol 14, Issue 8, p685
- ISSN
2076-328X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/bs14080685