Table 5.

Path estimation of latent growth model

Variables	B	β	Standard error	t
Exercise intercept → Grit intercept	0.101	0.308	0.011	8.925***
Exercise intercept → Grit slope	-0.024	-0.163	0.007	-3.569***
Exercise slope → Grit slope	0.013	0.032	0.023	0.541
Grit intercept → Life satisfaction intercept	0.823	0.689	0.049	16.966***
Grit intercept → Life satisfaction slope	-0.042	-0.103	0.032	-1.343
Grit slope → Life satisfaction slope	0.726	0.802	0.086	8.443***
Exercise intercept → Life satisfaction intercept	-0.019	-0.048	0.014	-1.312
Exercise intercept → Life satisfaction slope	0.028	0.206	0.010	2.896**
Exercise slope → Life satisfaction slope	0.113	0.317	0.038	3.020**

**p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001, assessed through path analysis