Associations of exercise and social support with mental health during quarantine and social-distancing measures during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional …

LL Bauer, B Seiffer, C Deinhart, B Atrott, G Sudeck… - MedRxiv, 2020 - medrxiv.org
Introduction Social distancing and quarantine measures applied during the COVID-19
pandemic might result in mental health problems. In this cross-sectional study we examined …

The effect of exercise and affect regulation skills on mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional survey

I Rösel, LL Bauer, B Seiffer, C Deinhart, B Atrott… - Psychiatry …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background COVID-19-related confinements pose a threat to mental health. We investigated
prevalence rates of symptoms of depression, generalized anxiety and insomnia in German …

Levels of physical activity in four domains and affective wellbeing before and during the Covid-19 pandemic

ES Engels, M Mutz, Y Demetriou, AK Reimers - Archives of public health, 2021 - Springer
Background Latest studies indicated that the general mental health level is low during the
pandemic. Probably, this deterioration of the mental health situation is partly due to declines …

Health behaviors and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitudinal population-based survey in Germany

J Mata, A Wenz, T Rettig, M Reifenscheid… - Social Science & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective To understand the mental health response to repeated and prolonged stress
during the COVID-19 related lockdown and the role of specific health behaviors to buffer …

Associations between physical activity, sitting time, and time spent outdoors with mental health during the first COVID-19 lock down in Austria

S Haider, L Smith, L Markovic, FB Schuch… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Measures implemented to reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2 have resulted in a decrease in
physical activity (PA) while sedentary behaviour increased. The aim of the present study was …

The association between depression symptoms, psychological burden caused by Covid-19 and physical activity: An investigation in Germany, Italy, Russia, and Spain

J Brailovskaia, F Cosci, G Mansueto, M Miragall… - Psychiatry …, 2021 - Elsevier
The outbreak of Covid-19 required the re-organization of everyday life. While some people
accepted this challenge, other experienced the current situation as a heavy burden that …

The effect of age, gender, income, work, and physical activity on mental health during coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown in Austria

C Pieh, S Budimir, T Probst - Journal of psychosomatic research, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The impact of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the governmental
restrictions on mental health have been reported for different countries. This study evaluated …

The association between physical activity and mental health during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review

P Marconcin, AO Werneck, M Peralta, A Ihle… - BMC public health, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Introduction The Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic affected countries
worldwide and has changed peoples' lives. A reduction in physical activity and increased …

Experimental longitudinal evidence for causal role of social media use and physical activity in COVID-19 burden and mental health

J Brailovskaia, VJ Swarlik, GA Grethe, H Schillack… - Journal of Public …, 2023 - Springer
Aim The COVID-19 outbreak has severely impacted people's mental health. The present
experimental study investigated how to reduce this negative effect by a combination of two …

Change in physical activity during the coronavirus disease 2019 lockdown in Norway: The buffering effect of resilience on mental health

F Anyan, O Hjemdal, L Ernstsen, A Havnen - Frontiers in psychology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Imposition of lockdown restrictions during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
pandemic was sudden and unprecedented and dramatically changed the life of many …