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From: Association between regular physical exercise and depressive symptoms mediated through social support and resilience in Japanese company workers: a cross-sectional study

Fig. 1

Models of associations between exercise and depressive symptoms. a Illustration of a direct association between regular physical exercise and depressive symptoms. Path c represents the total effect of regular physical exercise on the total score of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D) scale. b Illustration of an indirect association between regular physical exercise and depressive symptoms (CES-D) mediated by resilience (14-item Resilience Scale, RS-14) and social support (Social Support Questionnaire, SSQ). The paths a n represent the association between regular physical exercise and each mediator. The paths b n represent the association between each mediator and depressive symptoms (CES-D). Path c′ is the association between the regular physical exercise and depressive symptoms (CES-D), without mediators

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