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There is some evidence to suggest that social support (SS) could impact the PA levels of students, but the internal relationship and specific effects are not very clear. The purpose of this review was to determine the strength of the relationship between SS and PA and examine whether any potential associations differed in terms of age, gender, and region among college and university students. Studies were identified using the following electronic databases: PubMed, SPORTDiscus, Web of Science, and Sociological Abstracts. Moderator analyses investigating the effects of students\u2019 age, gender, and region (nation) were performed. This review included 19 articles. The results showed total SS was significantly associated with PA (\n                    <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                    = 0.30, 95% confidence interval [CI]: [0.22, 0.37],\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt; .001). 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