Assessing the stress-buffering effects of social support for exercise on physical activity, sitting time, and blood lipid profiles

This study tested the hypothesized stress-buffering effects of social support on physical activity, sitting time, and blood lipid profiles. 537 college students. College students volunteered to self-report stress, social support for exercise, physical activity and sitting time, and provided blood samples to assess lipid profiles in this cross-sectional study. Lower stress was associated with higher vigorous physical activity (β = −0.1, t = −2.9, p = .004). Higher social support was associated with higher moderate (β = 0.2, t = 2.0, p = .042), vigorous (β = 0.5, t = 5.4, p