{"title":"The Relationship Between Personal Values and Leisure-Time Exercise: A Three-Wave Study.","authors":"Guozhuang Chen, Jiamei Liang, Chun Xie, Kun Wang","doi":"10.1002/pchj.70012","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>To gain more insight into why adolescents exercise, based on Schwartz's personal values model and self-determination theory, this study examined whether personal values affect leisure-time exercise behavior and their underlying mechanisms. Five hundred twenty-two participants (193 Females and 329 Males; M<sub>age</sub> = 19.32, SD = 1.02) in China were included. Structural equation modeling was used to examine the mediating and moderating effect. The results indicated that security-personal can predict leisure-time exercise, identified regulation, and exercise intention can mediate this relationship. Achievement can predict leisure-time exercise, introjected regulation and exercise intention can mediate this relationship, and emotional social support for exercise can moderate the relationship between achievement and introjected motivation. Hedonism can predict leisure-time exercise, intrinsic motivation and exercise intention can mediate this relationship. Conformity-interpersonal is not related to leisure-time exercise.</p>","PeriodicalId":20804,"journal":{"name":"PsyCh journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3000,"publicationDate":"2025-03-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"PsyCh journal","FirstCategoryId":"102","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pchj.70012","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
To gain more insight into why adolescents exercise, based on Schwartz's personal values model and self-determination theory, this study examined whether personal values affect leisure-time exercise behavior and their underlying mechanisms. Five hundred twenty-two participants (193 Females and 329 Males; Mage = 19.32, SD = 1.02) in China were included. Structural equation modeling was used to examine the mediating and moderating effect. The results indicated that security-personal can predict leisure-time exercise, identified regulation, and exercise intention can mediate this relationship. Achievement can predict leisure-time exercise, introjected regulation and exercise intention can mediate this relationship, and emotional social support for exercise can moderate the relationship between achievement and introjected motivation. Hedonism can predict leisure-time exercise, intrinsic motivation and exercise intention can mediate this relationship. Conformity-interpersonal is not related to leisure-time exercise.
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PsyCh Journal, China''s first international psychology journal, publishes peer‑reviewed research articles, research reports and integrated research reviews spanning the entire spectrum of scientific psychology and its applications. PsyCh Journal is the flagship journal of the Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences – the only national psychology research institute in China – and reflects the high research standards of the nation. Launched in 2012, PsyCh Journal is devoted to the publication of advanced research exploring basic mechanisms of the human mind and behavior, and delivering scientific knowledge to enhance understanding of culture and society. Towards that broader goal, the Journal will provide a forum for academic exchange and a “knowledge bridge” between China and the World by showcasing high-quality, cutting-edge research related to the science and practice of psychology both within and outside of China. PsyCh Journal features original articles of both empirical and theoretical research in scientific psychology and interdisciplinary sciences, across all levels, from molecular, cellular and system, to individual, group and society. The Journal also publishes evaluative and integrative review papers on any significant research contribution in any area of scientific psychology