The Influence of Exercise Goal Content on Adolescents' Subjective Well-being: The Chain Mediating Role of Motivation and Psychological Need Satisfaction

A questionnaire survey was conducted among 1043 adolescents by cluster stratified sampling method to explore the influence mechanism of exercise goal content on adolescents' subjective well-being. The results show that: (1) Health management, social affiliation and skill development have significant positive effects on adolescents' subjective well-being; Social recognition has a significant negative impact on adolescents' subjective well-being, while image has no significant impact on adolescents' subjective well-being. (2) Psychological need satisfaction and autonomous motivation for exercise mediate the relationship between intrinsic exercise goals and adolescents' subjective well-being. (3) The mediating effect of psychological need satisfaction and controlled motivation for exercise between extrinsic exercise goals and adolescents' subjective well-being is not established. Different types of exercise goals may have different mechanisms on subjective well-being. In addition, it is necessary to pay more attention to the influence of exercise goals on adolescents' negative emotions in follow-up research.