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Mediating Effect of Sports Participation on the Relationship between Health Perceptions and Health Promoting Behavior in Adolescents

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  • Seung-Man Lee

    (Department of Physical Education, Jingwan High School, Seoul-si 03302, Korea
    The first two authors (Seung-Man Lee and Hyun-Chul Jeong) contributed equally to this work.)

  • Hyun-Chul Jeong

    (Department of Physical Education, Jeonbuk National University High School, Jeollabuk-do 54896, Korea
    The first two authors (Seung-Man Lee and Hyun-Chul Jeong) contributed equally to this work.)

  • Wi-Young So

    (Sports and Health Care Major, College of Humanities and Arts, Korea National University of Transportation, Chungju-si 27469, Korea
    The corresponding two authors (Wi-Young So and Hyun-Su Youn) contributed equally to this work.)

  • Hyun-Su Youn

    (Department of Physical Education, College of Education, WonKwang University, Iksan-si 54538, Korea
    The corresponding two authors (Wi-Young So and Hyun-Su Youn) contributed equally to this work.)

Abstract

The aim of this study was to verify the structural relationship between health perceptions, sports participation, and health promoting behavior in adolescents. A total of 507 adolescents living in Seoul, Republic of Korea, in 2020, participated in this study. This study was conducted using a preliminary survey and a main survey. In the preliminary survey, the reliability and validity of the scales used in this study were analyzed, and in the main survey, the relationships between individual variables were verified. Specifically, descriptive statistical analysis, path analysis, and mediating effect analysis were conducted in the main survey. The results of the study are as follows: first, health perceptions were found to have a positive effect on sports participation ( p < 0.001). Furthermore, health perceptions were found to have no direct effect on health promoting behavior ( p = 0.554), while sports participation was found to have a positive effect on health promoting behavior ( p < 0.001). Additionally, sports participation completely mediated the relationship between health perceptions and health promoting behavior. Based on the results of this study, suggestions are presented on how to enhance health perceptions in adolescents who are in a critical period for forming healthy life habits, and to prepare measures to encourage sports participation.

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  • Seung-Man Lee & Hyun-Chul Jeong & Wi-Young So & Hyun-Su Youn, 2020. "Mediating Effect of Sports Participation on the Relationship between Health Perceptions and Health Promoting Behavior in Adolescents," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(18), pages 1-12, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:18:p:6744-:d:414396
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    1. Lamb, K. L. & Roberts, K. & Brodie, D. A., 1990. "Self-perceived health among sports participants and non-sports participants," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 31(9), pages 963-969, January.
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    1. Han-Jen Niu & Kuei-Shu Huang & Pao-Yuan Huang & Huey-Fang Ju, 2024. "Leisure-Time Physical Activity as a Pathway to Sustainable Living: Insights on Health, Environment, and Green Consumerism," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 21(5), pages 1-17, May.
    2. Dae-Jung Lee & Wi-Young So & Seung-Man Lee, 2021. "The Relationship between Korean Adolescents’ Sports Participation, Internal Health Locus of Control, and Wellness during COVID-19," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(6), pages 1-13, March.
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