The impact of exercise intervention on physical self-esteem of Chinese college students: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Front Psychol · 2026 · PMC13277565 · PMID 42325342

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borderline significantp = 0.064so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

As shown in Table 3 , gender explained the largest proportion of between-study variance (adjusted R 2 = 45.16%) and demonstrated a borderline significant moderating effect ( p = 0.064).

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.131not close (p > 0.1)

Health status explained 21.39% of the variance and showed a directional pattern consistent with the subgroup analyses, although this effect did not reach statistical significance ( p = 0.131).

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