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It also estimated specific indirect associations through physical self-perception and autonomous motivation, including the specified serial indirect pathway.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>An analytical cross-sectional survey was conducted using stratified cluster sampling among secondary school students from selected districts of Beijing. Participants completed standardized self-report measures, and the data were analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics 27.0 and AMOS 28.0.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The hypothesized model showed good fit (\u03c7\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      \/df = 1.399, CFI = 0.997, TLI = 0.996, RMSEA = 0.021, SRMR = 0.013). KCPE was positively associated with physical self-perception (\u03b2 = 0.390), autonomous motivation (\u03b2 = 0.353), and exercise-related positive wellbeing (\u03b2 = 0.190; all\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.001). Physical self-perception was positively associated with autonomous motivation (\u03b2 = 0.280) and exercise-related positive well-being (\u03b2 = 0.134), and autonomous motivation was positively associated with exercise-related positive wellbeing (\u03b2 = 0.312; all\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.001). The standardized indirect associations through physical self-perception [0.052, 95% CI (0.024, 0.081)], autonomous motivation [0.110, 95% CI (0.078, 0.146)], and the specified serial indirect pathway involving both variables [0.034, 95% CI (0.022, 0.048)] were statistically significant. In supplementary models, none of the paths from KCPE, physical self-perception, or autonomous motivation to psychological distress or fatigue was statistically significant.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Among the surveyed students, KCPE was positively associated with exercise-related positive well-being, and physical self-perception and autonomous motivation showed statistically significant indirect associations within this relationship. 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