openalexFrontiers in Public Health2026-07-24
Heterogeneity among exercise participants: latent profile analysis and differential persistence pathways based on the pressure-support-motivation (PSM) framework
Aojie Feng, Liwen Fan, Yuxuan Li, Zhifeng Zhao
Background Early dropout remains a major challenge in exercise adherence. Most existing studies adopt variable-centered approaches that overlook individual heterogeneity in psychological resources. This study aimed to identify distinct latent profiles of exercise participants and…