The impact of appreciating social support on college students’ gratefulness: the chain mediating role of physical exercise and sense of meaning in life
Appreciating social support can significantly predict college students' gratefulness through the independent mediating effects of physical exercise and sense of meaning in life and through the chain mediating effects of physical exercise and sense of meaning in life. These results provide theoretical references for improving college students' gratefulness level and mental health education.These results provide theoretical references for improving college students' gratefulness level and mental health education.
Authors
- Yong Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2419-8977)
- Hongbo Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6829-6571)
- Beier Zhang
- Lei Shi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5201-4082)
Institutions
- Liaoning Normal University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Psychology
- Published
- 2025-05-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-02920-9
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.88