ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Psychol.
Sec. Sport Psychology
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1647860
This article is part of the Research TopicMotivations For Physical Activity - Volume IVView all 10 articles
Impact of Physical Exercise Habit on Career Decision-Making Behavior in College Students: A Chain Mediating Effect of Self-Efficacy and Psychological Resilience
Provisionally accepted
- Chengdu Sport University, Chengdu, China
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Objective: To explore the mechanism through which physical exercise habits influence college students' career decision-making behavior, and to verify the independent and chain mediation effects of self-efficacy and psychological resilience within this relationship. Methods: Using stratified random sampling, questionnaires were distributed to universities students across China, and valid questionnaires were collected. The Physical Activity Rating Scale (PARS-3), General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES), Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC-10), and Career Decision-Making Difficulty Scale (CDMP) were employed. Structural equation modeling and the Bootstrap method were used to test the chain mediation effect. Results: Physical exercise habits significantly and positively influenced career decision-making ability. Both self-efficacy and psychological resilience served as independent mediators. The chain mediation path from self-efficacy to psychological resilience was significant. The mediation effects accounted for 39.6% of the total effect. Conclusion: Physical exercise significantly and positively influences career decision-making behavior by enhancing self-efficacy and psychological resilience, with self-efficacy and psychological resilience forming a chain transmission mechanism.
Keywords: physical exercise, self-efficacy, psychological resilience, career decision-making, chain mediation effect
Received: 17 Jun 2025; Accepted: 30 Jul 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Niu, Jiaxin and Liu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Yongfeng Liu, Chengdu Sport University, Chengdu, China
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