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. 2026 Mar 31;17:1824966. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1824966

Correction: Moderated mediation model of basic needs supports, intrinsic motivation, and PERMA well-being among college students in physical education: the moderating roles of exercise causality orientations

Liang Han 1,2, Man-man Li 3, Chong-yao Xiao 4,*
PMCID: PMC13077977  PMID: 41987985

Figures 1–7 were in the wrong order.

Figure 1.

Diagram illustrating how intrinsic motivation in physical education (center) is influenced by basic needs support and exercise causality orientations, and how it connects to well-being theory components: positive emotion, engagement, relationship, meaning, and accomplishment.

Theoretical model of this study.

Figure 7.

Conceptual diagram showing arrows from three factors—exercise autonomy orientation, exercise control orientation, and exercise impersonal orientation—toward intrinsic motivation in PE, with positive or negative hypotheses (H2a(+), H2b(-), H2c(-)). Needs support in PE also points positively to intrinsic motivation in PE. Intrinsic motivation in PE and needs support in PE both positively influence PERMA well-being, labeled H1(+) along the paths. All elements are shown as labeled ovals connected by directional arrows.

Path diagram of the validated moderated mediation of impersonal orientation.

The correct Figure 1 was erroneously given as Figure 4.

Figure 4.

Path diagram illustrating relationships among Needs support, Intrinsic motivation, and PERMA well-being, with standardized regression coefficients: Needs support to Intrinsic motivation 0.519, Intrinsic motivation to PERMA well-being 0.377, Needs support to PERMA well-being c = 0.408 and c' = 0.213, all statistically significant.

Plot of moderated effects of autonomy orientation.

The correct Figure 2 was erroneously given as Figure 6.

Figure 2.

Path diagram showing relationships between autonomy orientation, needs support, and intrinsic motivation, with direct and indirect effects on PERMA well-being. Arrows indicate standardized beta values with significance levels.

The overall hypothetical model.

Figure 6.

Line graph comparing intrinsic motivation between low and high needs support across low and high autonomy orientation groups. Intrinsic motivation increases with higher needs support, with steeper rise for high autonomy orientation. Red arrows highlight differences.

Plot of moderated effects of impersonal orientation.

The correct Figure 3 was erroneously given as Figure 5.

Figure 3.

Path diagram illustrating relationships among impersonal orientation, needs support, intrinsic motivation, and PERMA well-being, with standardized regression coefficients showing direct and indirect effects between constructs, marked by arrows and beta weights.

Diagram of the mediating effect test model.

Figure 5.

Line graph showing intrinsic motivation on the y-axis and needs support on the x-axis, with low and high impersonal orientation groups; high impersonal orientation shows minimal change while low impersonal orientation shows decreased motivation with higher needs support. Two large red vertical arrows highlight the difference between groups at both low and high needs support.

Path diagram of the validated moderated mediation of autonomy orientation.

The correct Figure 4 was erroneously given as Figure 7.

The correct Figure 5 was erroneously given as Figure 1.

The correct Figure 6 was erroneously given as Figure 3.

The correct Figure 7 was erroneously given as Figure 2.

The original version of this article has been updated.

Footnotes

Edited and reviewed by: Miguel-Angel Gomez-Ruano, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain

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