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The present study aims to examine the relationship between exercise adherence and subjective wellbeing among university students, specifically testing the mediating effects of self-efficacy and outcome expectations within a chain mediation framework.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A questionnaire-based survey was conducted among a sample of 435 undergraduate students at Shandong Normal University (50.57% male, 49.43% female). The study employed validated instruments, including the Exercise Adherence Scale, the Self-Efficacy Scale, the Outcome Expectations Scale, and the Subjective Wellbeing Scale. Correlation and regression analyses, integrated with chain mediation modeling, were employed to examine the associations between exercise adherence, self-efficacy, outcome expectations, and subjective wellbeing.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Exercise adherence was significantly associated with subjective wellbeing both directly (effect value = 0.043) and indirectly through self-efficacy (effect value = 0.036), outcome expectations (effect value = 0.023), and the chain mediation of self-efficacy and outcome expectations (effect value = 0.012). Regression analysis revealed that exercise adherence significantly and positively predicted subjective wellbeing (\u03b2 = 0.397,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.001). After accounting for the indirect associations via self-efficacy and outcome expectations, exercise adherence remained significantly and positively associated with subjective wellbeing (\u03b2 = 0.150,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.002).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Exercise adherence among Chinese university students is significantly and positively correlated with subjective wellbeing. This relationship is further linked to the chain mediating roles of self-efficacy and outcome expectations. Specifically, higher levels of exercise adherence are associated with greater self-efficacy, which relates to more positive outcome expectations, and both factors subsequently correlate with higher subjective wellbeing. 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