Table 5 Path coefficients of the structural model and the mediation effect of healthy lifestyle on the relationship between health locus of control and life satisfaction among Chinese college students (N = 2394) in Hubei, China during the normalization stage of COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control

IHLC → LS

0.035

2.062

0.097

-0.005

0.078

PHLC → LS

0.075

3.102

0.002

0.102

0.158

CHLC → LS

-0.014

0.623

0.533

-0.059

0.028

IHLC → Healthy lifestyle

0.267

12.254

 < 0.001

0.225

0.310

PHLC → Healthy lifestyle

0.258

10.005

 < 0.001

0.206

0.308

CHLC → Healthy lifestyle

-0.265

10.789

 < 0.001

-0.314

-0.215

Healthy lifestyle → LS

0.503

28.313

 < 0.001

0.467

0.539

IHLC → Healthy lifestyle → LS

0.135

11.380

 < 0.001

0.110

0.157

PHLC → Healthy lifestyle → LS

0.130

9.263

 < 0.001

0.102

0.156

CHLC → Healthy lifestyle → LS

-0.134

9.844

 < 0.001

-0.160

-0.107