Impact of physical exercise on sleep quality in college students: A Chain mediating role of self-efficacy and emotional control.

PLoS One · 2026 · PMC12854479 · PMID 41610105

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marginal significancep = 0.057so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

an increasing trendno p-value reported

High self-efficacy showed an increasing trend with increasing years in school: 13.4% for juniors and 15.6% for seniors, but the year difference only reached marginal significance (χ2 = 7.525, p = 0.057, V = 0.026), requiring validation with a larger sample of upper-level students.

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