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Drawing on social capital theory, this study examines how supply-side and demand-side inclusive sports policies are associated with sports participation through structural capital, relational capital, and community-network functions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 752 Adults with Disabilities and Older Adults in Chengdu. Institutional support was measured through supply-side and demand-side policy indicators derived from municipal policy documents and survey responses. Structural capital reflected community sports-organization density and activity frequency, while relational capital represented institutional trust. Community-network functions included resource matching and information transmission. Sports participation was assessed using a composite index of frequency, duration, and activity diversity. Structural equation modeling, hierarchical regression, and 5,000-sample bootstrap analyses were used to test mediation, moderation, and subgroup differences.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The model showed acceptable fit (\u03c7\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      \/df\u202f=\u202f2.87, CFI\u202f=\u202f0.937, TLI\u202f=\u202f0.921, RMSEA\u202f=\u202f0.048, SRMR\u202f=\u202f0.041). Supply-side policy tools were positively associated with structural capital (\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f0.41,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.001), which was associated with resource matching (\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f0.52). The indirect pathway from supply-side policy through structural capital and resource matching to sports participation was significant (effect\u202f=\u202f0.066, 95% CI [0.042, 0.091]). Demand-side policy was positively associated with relational capital, and relational capital strengthened its association with participation (interaction\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f0.17,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.01). The indirect pathway through relational capital and information transmission was significant (effect\u202f=\u202f0.065, 95% CI [0.039, 0.090]). Older Adults appeared more sensitive to institutional trust, whereas Adults with Disabilities showed stronger dependence on resource matching.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Inclusive sports policies are associated with participation through different mechanisms. Supply-side policies rely more on community organizations and resource matching, while demand-side on trust and information. Policy design should move beyond uniform resource provision and address group-specific accessibility and communication needs. Because the study used cross-sectional data from Chengdu, the findings should not be interpreted as causal and require longitudinal and comparative verification.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpubh.2026.1881223","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,10]],"date-time":"2026-09-10T15:14:22Z","timestamp":1789053262000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["The integration effectiveness of inclusive sports policies: institutional support and community network mediation for sports participation of adults with disabilities and older adults in Chengdu under social capital theory"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Yufei","family":"Liu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Physical Education, Suqian University","place":["Suqian, Jiangsu, 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