An adolescent development text written for educators. The existing textbooks on adolescent
development are predominantly written for undergraduate psychology majors and have little …

Objective This study aims to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the
Physical Activity Social Support Scale (PASSS-C) and its measurement invariance across …

Higher physical activity is generally associated with more favorable psychological
functioning. However, the role of positive and negative affect in such associations is unclear …

Objective Eating disorder (ED) symptoms are negatively associated with quality of life (QOL),
while exercise is typically positively associated with QOL. Past studies have not examined …

The main objectives of the present study were (1) to examine the between-and within-
person association of physical (in) activity and satisfaction with life (SWL), and (2) to identify …

Exercise is strongly linked to well-being, although a better understanding of mechanisms
underlying this relationship is needed. Concepts from Identity Theory and the Dualistic …

This paper investigates university students' life satisfaction by measuring six life satisfaction
components (family life satisfaction, social life satisfaction, satisfaction with the university …

Research shows that individuals who are more physically active also report greater
happiness. However, subjective well-being is prone to cognitive biases. For instance …

Research is inconclusive about whether physical activity (PA) should be performed every
day or performed less frequently but in longer bouts to obtain mental health benefits. The …

Evidence suggests that the presence of positive emotions and the absence of negative
emotions is beneficial. However, recent research shows that direct cognitive attempts to …