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. 2020 Feb 5:10:3039.
doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.03039. eCollection 2019.

The Influence of Sports Participation on Body Image, Self-Efficacy, and Self-Esteem in College Students

Yiyi Ouyang  1   2 , Kun Wang  1   2 , Tingran Zhang  1   2 , Li Peng  1   2 , Gan Song  1   2 , Jiong Luo  1   2
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The Influence of Sports Participation on Body Image, Self-Efficacy, and Self-Esteem in College Students

Yiyi Ouyang et al. Front Psychol. .

Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to explore the relationship between body image, self-efficacy, self-esteem, and sports participation by gender, grade, and specialty and then to provide a reference for promoting participation in sports and physical activities in college students.

Methods: Using stratified random sampling, undergraduate students in western China were selected as participants. The data obtained in this study were processed by SPSS 19.0 and AMOS 21.0 statistical software.

Results: Body image was significantly positively correlated with self-efficacy, self-esteem, and sports participation. Self-efficacy was significantly positively correlated with self-esteem and sports participation. Self-esteem was significantly positively correlated with sports participation. Body image had a direct effect on sports participation, with an effect value of 0.124. Furthermore, the mediating effects of self-efficacy (0.079) and self-esteem (0.108) were significant in the relationship between body image and sports participation. Meanwhile, the chain mediating role of self-efficacy-self-esteem was also obvious (0.035).

Conclusion: Body image, self-efficacy, and self-esteem had significant influence on sports participation in college students. At the same time, the mediating effect of self-efficacy, self-esteem, and self-efficacy-self-esteem on body image and sports participation were established, and self-esteem was the key factor to sports participation.

Keywords: body image; mediating; self-efficacy; self-esteem; sports participation.

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Diagram of path analysis of body image, self-efficacy, self-esteem, and sports participation as well as its model fitting test. PFE, physical fitness evaluation; AA, appearance adaption; AE, appearance evaluation; WC, weight concern; HE, health evaluation; SA, self-affirmation; SDE, self-denial; SE, self-efficacy; SP, sports participation; BI, body image; SES, self-esteem. ∗∗P < 0.01 and ∗∗∗P < 0.001.
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