Physical exercise and problematic smartphone use among adolescents in Western China: a multi-center cross-sectional study on the serial mediation of self-control and meaning in life
Xingyu He, Min Liu, Ping Mo, Wenxiu Luo, Jiaming Luo · 2026
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Xingyu He and four colleagues explore how exercise links to problem smartphone use in teenagers in western China, in a 2026 multi-centre survey. Phones are a public health worry in this age group, and activity is known to help, yet the inner steps of that help were unclear. Pupils from 34 schools took part, 8,245 in total.
Problem use appeared in 23.97 percent of boys and 19.47 percent of girls in the sample. Modelling showed more exercise tied to less problem use. Two middle steps carried part of that link: stronger self-control and a stronger sense of meaning in life. Together they formed a chain from exercise through self-control to meaning, accounting for 9.17 percent of the total association. The authors suggest activity programmes could work partly by building those inner resources.
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| CREATOR | Xingyu He, Min Liu, Ping Mo, Wenxiu Luo, Jiaming Luo |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 43192 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |