The mediating advantage of social capital: examining the pathways from physical exercise to subjective well-being

These findings imply that public health policies should emphasize the social embedding of physical exercise by promoting community-based and group activities to more effectively achieve the dual goals of health promotion and enhancement of subjective well-being. Additionally, this empirical study set in the context of Chinese collectivist culture provides critical evidence for cross-cultural comparisons of sociocultural factors and health behavior mechanisms, thereby expanding the culturally specific perspective in well-being research.