The longitudinal relationships among psychological resilience, physical self-efficacy, and physical activity

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Evidence profile

Sourced from the limitations and limitations section and future-work section and stated research gap of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2025 and 2026, spanning 3 journals. Those papers have been cited 4 times in total.

Supporting evidence — 6 representative gaps

• The Role of Physical Activity and Exercise in Enhancing Resilience and Delaying Frailty in Saudi Arabia (2025) · Healthcare · cited 4× · doi

  Although physical activity and resilience are associated with reduced frailty, the temporal sequence remains unclear—longitudinal or interventional studies are needed to establish causality. Third, the study relied on self-reported questionnaires for certain measures, raising the possibility of recall bias and social desirability bias, where participants may have over- or underreported their physical activity levels.

  generallimitations
  Keywords: physical activity bias resilience associated reduced frailty temporal sequence remains unclear longitudinal interventional needed establish
• The relationship between social frailty and self-care ability in elderly stroke patients: the mediating role of self-efficacy (2026) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi

  The study used a cross-sectional design, which may not capture the dynamic relationship between social frailty and self-care ability. The study was conducted in China, which may limit the generalizability of the findings to other populations. The Social Frailty Assessment Scale for the Elderly (SFASE) is a relatively new instrument, and external validation and large-scale application studies are still limited.

  generallimitations sectionevidence 5/5
  Keywords: study used cross-sectional design capture dynamic relationship between
• Associations between physical activity and adolescent well-being: a loneliness-moderated chain mediation model with explainable machine learning (2026) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi

  Future research should examine the longitudinal associations between physical activity and adolescent well-being. Future research should investigate the mechanisms by which physical activity influences cognitive reappraisal and psychological resilience. Future research should explore the potential of physical activity interventions to improve adolescent well-being.

  generalfuture-work sectionevidence 5/5
  Keywords: future research examine longitudinal associations between physical activity
• The relationship between social frailty and self-care ability in elderly stroke patients: the mediating role of self-efficacy (2026) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi

  There is a lack of research on the relationship between social frailty and self-care ability in elderly stroke patients. The underlying mechanism of impaired self-care ability in elderly stroke patients is not well understood. The mediating role of self-efficacy in the relationship between social frailty and self-care ability has not been fully explored.

  generalstated research gapevidence 4/5
  Keywords: there lack research relationship between social frailty self-care
• The relationship between social frailty and self-care ability in elderly stroke patients: the mediating role of self-efficacy (2026) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi

  Future studies should investigate the longitudinal relationship between social frailty and self-care ability in elderly stroke patients. Future studies should explore the effectiveness of interventions targeting self-efficacy in improving self-care ability in elderly stroke patients. Future studies should examine the generalizability of the findings to other populations.

  generalfuture-work sectionevidence 4/5
  Keywords: future studies investigate longitudinal relationship between social frailty
• Psychological resilience, physical self-efficacy, and physical activity among college students: developing and testing a model based on social cognitive theory (2026) · Scientific Reports · doi

  Future studies should investigate the longitudinal relationships among psychological resilience, physical self-efficacy, and physical activity. Research should explore the mechanisms by which physical self-efficacy mediates the relationship between psychological resilience and physical activity.

  generalfuture-work sectionevidence 3/5
  Keywords: future studies investigate longitudinal relationships among psychological resilience

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