Perceived Social Support and Self-Control as Mediators Between Cumulative Family Risk and Sports Engagement.

This study investigated the relationship between cumulative family risk and sports engagement among Chinese college students majoring in physical education, as well as the mediating roles of perceived social support and self-control in the relationship between cumulative family risk and sports engagement. A total of 1,009 physical education students (aged 17-35 years, median (M) = 21.19 years, standard deviation (SD) = 2.70 years) completed scales on cumulative family risk, perceived social support in sports, self-control, and sports engagement. We found that cumulative family risk was significantly negatively associated with sports engagement, perceived social support and self-control. However, sports engagement was significantly positively associated with perceived social support and self-control. In addition, the results of structural equation modeling revealed that the association between cumulative family risk and sports engagement was indirectly influenced by perceived social support and self-control. Cumulative family risk is a strong risk factor for sports engagement, and the parallel mediation model constructed in this study may guide interventions for sports engagement among college physical education students.

• Publication year

  2025

• Venue

  The Journal of Genetic Psychology

• Publication date

  2025-04-11

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Education, Psychology

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1080/00221325.2025.2488981PMID 40215291
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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