Associations of exercising with others with stress response and mental distress among workers

Previous studies among middle-aged and older adults have shown that engagement in exercise with others is more strongly associated better mental health than alone. However, the applicability of such findings to workers remains unclear. This study aimed examine whether 1) time spent exercising were lower stress response distress workers, 2) self-determined motivation toward mediated these associations workers. was a cross-sectional study. A web-based questionnaire survey conducted 810 aged 20 59 years. The measured respondents’ alone others, exercise, psychological physical responses, distress, basic factors. Basic factors treated as covariates. analyses covariance showed significantly responses while not. Multiple regression revealed longer not or distress. Path mediation effect on significant. Although dose-response mediating role confirmed, this found