The effects of physical activity on social physique anxiety in college students—the mediating and moderating role of mental toughness and negative physical self

Table 3 Results of regression analyses of physical activity, negative physical self, mental toughness (individual power), and social physique anxiety

Variant	Worry about negative evaluations of others			Discomfort with physical self-representation			Uneasiness with social comparisons
Variant	β	t	R²	β	t	R²	β	t	R²
Physical Activity	−0.329	−7.954¹⁾	0.128	−0.293	−6.682¹⁾	0.119	−0.314	−7.186¹⁾	0.117
Negative Physical Self	0.747	18.553¹⁾	0.157	0.159	4.181¹⁾	0.132	0.801	14.785¹⁾	0.161
Mental Toughness (individuals)	−0.423	−9.825¹⁾	0.163	−0.416	−12.102¹⁾	0.161	−0.421	−11.675¹⁾	0.161
Goal Focus	−0.226	−6.764¹⁾	0.112	−0.214	−5.876¹⁾	0.103	−0.348	−9.182¹⁾	0.142
Emotional Control	−0.325	−8.228¹⁾	0.124	−0.385	−10.859¹⁾	0.154	−0.355	−9.584¹⁾	0.146
Positive Cognition	−0.339	−8.357¹⁾	0.136	−0.346	−9.147¹⁾	0.138	−0.397	−11.093¹⁾	0.159

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