The effect of physical activity on life satisfaction among sports science students: a moderated mediation model of resilience and mindfulness

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dc.contributor.authorSecer, Emrah
dc.contributor.authorKacay, Zulbiye
dc.contributor.authorYildiz, Nuh Osman
dc.contributor.authorTalaghir, Laurentiu-Gabriel
dc.contributor.authorCosoreanu, Dumitru Marius
dc.contributor.authorBentea, Cristina Corina
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-03T12:00:03Z
dc.date.available2026-02-03T12:00:03Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractBackground This study examines the effect of physical activity (PA) on life satisfaction (LS), focusing on the mediating role of psychological resilience (PR) and the moderating role of mindfulness (MF).Method Participants were 363 sports science students (240 male and 123 female). Data were collected through International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form, the Life Satisfaction Scale, the Psychological Resilience Scale-Short Form and the Mindfulness Scale. The measurement model was tested using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) in AMOS 21 and hypothesis were analyzed using Hayes' (2022) Process Macro models (4, 1, and 7).Results The mediation effect (Model 4) indicated that the indirect effect of PA on LS through PR was significant. The moderation analysis (Model 1) showed that mindfulness significantly moderated the relationship between PA and PR. Finally, the moderated mediation model (Model 7) confirmed that the indirect effect of PA on LS via PR was stronger at higher levels of mindfulness. Although the effect size was small, it highlights the practical importance of integrating mindfulness in resilience pathways.Conclusion These findings suggest that physical activity contributes to life satisfaction by enhancing resilience, and that this indirect effect is conditioned by mindfulness. These findings point to the potential value of resilience-building and mindfulness-based programs in educational and psychological practice. However, as the study sample consisted of sports science students from a single faculty, the results should be interpreted with caution regarding generalizability.
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1682469
dc.identifier.issn1664-1078
dc.identifier.pmid41143030
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105019753075
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1682469
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/34495
dc.identifier.volume16
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001599416200001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherFrontiers Media Sa
dc.relation.ispartofFrontiers in Psychology
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20260130
dc.subjectlife satisfaction
dc.subjectmindfulness
dc.subjectmoderated mediation
dc.subjectphysical activity
dc.subjectpsychological resilience
dc.titleThe effect of physical activity on life satisfaction among sports science students: a moderated mediation model of resilience and mindfulness
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