Combined Effects of Physical Fitness Self-efficacy and Implicit Physical Attitude on Exercise Behavior

This study built a double mediation model that includes two variables of physical fitness self-efficacy (PISE) and implicit physical attitude (IPA) to investigate the double mediation effects of the two valuables on changes from the exercise intention to exercise behaviors.373 college students (average age=20.8±1.3years, males =192and females =181) were surveyed.The implicit association test can measure the tendency of the subjects' non-consciousness to physical activities.The IPA have significantly effect on the subjects' physical behaviors.In addition, our double mediation model was successfully used to model establish the relationship between the exercise intention and behaviors.The results show that the mediator of the PISE (IPA) was 0.2528 (0.0920) , and the double mediator for both of the PISE and IPA was 0.0633.All the values of the mediators reached significant level.Specifically, the mediating effect of the PISE was higher than that of the IPA.Furthermore, the mediating effect of the IPA was higher than both of the PISE and IPA.These results indicate that the mediation effect of the PISE is stronger, but the IPA has weakened the mediating effect of the PISE.The results of the study have a certain theoretical reference for understanding the change process of the students' exercise intention to exercise behavior through the PISE and the IPA.