Table 4.

Mediation Effect Analysis

Variable	Effect Size	Boot Standard Error	Boot CI Lower Bound	Boot CI Upper Limit
Direct effects	−0.0023	0.0023	−0.0069	0.0022
Indirect effects 1	−0.0005	0.0002	−0.0009	−0.0001
Indirect effects 2	−0.0047	0.0010	−0.0067	−0.0027
Indirect effects 3	−0.0007	0.0003	−0.0013	−0.0001
Total indirect effects	−0.0058	0.0011	−0.0081	−0.0037

Notes: Direct effect refers to physical exercise → deviant behavior; indirect effect 1 represents physical exercise → sleep quality → deviant behavior; indirect effect 2 represents physical exercise → mental health→ deviant behavior; indirect effect 3 represents physical exercise → sleep quality → mental health → deviant behavior.