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Relationship among physical activity, social anxiety, and autistic traits in female college students: a variable-and person-centered analysis

  • By

  • Biao Huang

  • Xinyi Chen

  • Chang Hu

  • Wenying Huang

  • Dong Zhu

  • Yan Liu

  • Huiran Feng

  • Bo Xu

  • May 28, 2026

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    The study involved 2,137 female college students to examine the relationship between physical activity, social anxiety, and autistic traits.

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    Physical activity was negatively associated with both social anxiety and autistic traits, while social anxiety was positively associated with autistic traits.

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    Social anxiety partially mediated the relationship between physical activity and autistic traits, accounting for 31% of the total effect.

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    Latent profile analysis identified two groups: 74.54% with low autistic traits and 25.46% with high autistic traits.

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    The high autistic traits group exhibited lower physical activity levels and higher social anxiety compared to the low traits group.

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Relationship among physical activity, social anxiety, and autistic traits in female college students: a variable-and person-centered analysis

  • by Biao Huang, Xinyi Chen, Chang Hu, Wenying Huang, Dong Zhu, Yan Liu, Huiran Feng, Bo Xu

  • May 28, 2026

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