The Mediating Role of Perceived Social Support Between Physical Activity Habit Strength and Depressive Symptoms in People Seeking to Decrease Their Cardiovascular Risk: Cross-Sectional Study

Vera Storm   ¹ , PhD ;   Dominique Alexandra Reinwand   ² , PhD ;   Julian Wienert   ^{3, 4} , PhD ;   Shu-Ling Tan   ⁵ , PhD ;   Sonia Lippke   ^{4, 6} , PhD

¹ Institute of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Department of Sport and Exercise Psychology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany

² Faculty of Human Sciences, Rehabilitative Gerontology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany

³ Scientific Institute of Techniker Krankenkasse for Benefit and Efficiency in Health Care (WINEG), Hamburg, Germany

⁴ Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Psychology and Methods, Jacobs University Bremen, Bremen, Germany

⁵ Institute of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Department of Social Sciences of Sports, University of Münster, Münster, Germany

⁶ Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences, Bremen, Germany