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This study introduces physiological data literacy (PDL) as a content-specific form of data literacy and examines whether PDL and recovery self-regulation (RSR) sequentially mediate the association between wearable device feedback perception (WFP) and training load management behavior (TLM).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Using a cross-sectional design, 357 active athletes (189 males and 168 females; mean age = 22.76 years, SD = 3.68) completed the wearable device feedback perception scale, physiological data literacy scale, recovery self-regulation scale, and training load management behavior scale. Path analysis with bias-corrected bootstrapping (5,000 resamples) was conducted.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      WFP showed a positive total association with TLM (\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f0.511). Significant specific indirect associations were observed through PDL (standardized indirect effect = 0.083, 95% CI [0.032, 0.136]) and RSR (standardized indirect effect = 0.085, 95% CI [0.048, 0.128]). A significant sequential indirect association was also observed for the theoretically specified WFP\u202f\u2192\u202fPDL\u202f\u2192\u202fRSR\u202f\u2192\u202fTLM ordering (indirect effect = 0.065, 95% CI [0.040, 0.098]). The direct WFP\u2013TLM association remained significant after inclusion of both mediators. However, the reverse sequential model yielded identical AIC and BIC values.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The findings are statistically compatible with a theoretically motivated sequential framework linking WFP, PDL, RSR, and TLM, but the cross-sectional design does not establish temporal precedence or causal direction. PDL represents a conceptually distinct competency that, together with RSR, warrants further examination in longitudinal and intervention research on wearable-supported training.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyg.2026.1910446","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,30]],"date-time":"2026-09-30T04:46:07Z","timestamp":1790743567000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["The associations between wearable device feedback perception and athletes\u2019 training load management behavior: the chain mediating role of physiological data literacy and recovery self-regulation"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Yufeng","family":"Han","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Education, Jeonbuk National University","place":["Jeonju, Republic of Korea"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Junli","family":"Fan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Physical Education, Guangzhou University","place":["Guangzhou, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,30]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"e53863","DOI":"10.2196\/53863","article-title":"Exploring the applications of explainability in wearable data analytics: systematic literature review","volume":"26","author":"Abdelaal","year":"2024","journal-title":"J. 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