Table 5.

Decomposition of effects from the path analysis

Effect	Direct	Indirect	Total
On BMI
Of PA	−0.239***		−0.239***
On PPF
Of PA	0.531***		0.531***
On BI
Of PA		−0.110*	−0.110*
Of BMI	0.707***		0.707***
Of PPF	0.111**		0.111**
On SE
Of PA	0.417***	0.084*	0.502***
Of BMI		−0.088	−0.088
Of PPF	0.133*	−0.014	0.119*
Of BI	−0.124*		−0.124*

Notes: N =264;

^*P<0.05;

^**P<0.01;

^***P<0.001.

Abbreviations: BI, body image; BMI, body mass index; PA, physical activity; PPF, perceived physical fitness; SE, self-esteem.