COVID-19 outbreak and physical activity in the Italian population: a cross-sectional analysis of the underlying psychosocial mechanisms

A Chirico, F Lucidi, F Galli, F Giancamilli… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Italy is one of the first European epicenters of the COVID-19 pandemic. In attempts to hinder
the spread of the novel coronavirus disease, Italian government hardened protective …

Anxiety, motives, and intention for physical activity during the Italian COVID-19 lockdown: an observational longitudinal study

F Galli, F Giancamilli, T Palombi, JA Vitale… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic led governments to adopt strict
containment measures to avoid spreading the virus. These essential measures led to home …

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 …

Psychological distress in the academic population and its association with socio-demographic and lifestyle characteristics during COVID-19 pandemic lockdown …

M Fornili, D Petri, C Berrocal, G Fiorentino, F Ricceri… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Measures implemented in many countries to contain the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a
change in lifestyle with unpredictable consequences on physical and mental health. We …

Effects of social distancing on psychological state and physical activity routines during the COVID-19 pandemic

D Di Corrado, P Magnano, B Muzii, M Coco… - Sport sciences for …, 2020 - Springer
Background The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has affected the entire world. Since
the reporting of the first cases, Italy has quickly become the country hit second firmest in the …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of physical activity on psychological health during Covid-19 pandemic in Italy

G Maugeri, P Castrogiovanni, G Battaglia, R Pippi… - Heliyon, 2020 - cell.com
The worldwide spread of COVID-19 has upset the normality of Italian daily life, forcing
population to social distancing and self-isolation. Since the containment precautions also …

The rebooting in sports and physical activities after COVID-19 Italian lockdown: An exploratory study

M Guicciardi, R Pazzona - Frontiers in psychology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The lockdown imposed in Italy to reduce the spread of COVID-19 posited unusual
challenges to people practicing sports and physical activities. The rebooting of activities …

Habits and psychological factors associated with changes in physical activity due to COVID-19 confinement

E León-Zarceño, A Moreno-Tenas… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The confinement that COVID-19 has brought about has had a negative influence on
people's psychological health. However, this impact is not widespread throughout the …

Physical activity during COVID-19 lockdown in Italy: a systematic review

L Zaccagni, S Toselli, D Barbieri - International journal of environmental …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The recent COVID-19 pandemic has imposed a general lockdown in Italy, one of the most
affected countries at the beginning of the outbreak, between 9 March and 3 May 2020. As a …

Association between current physical activity and current perceived anxiety and mood in the initial phase of COVID-19 confinement

R López-Bueno, J Calatayud, Y Ezzatvar… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a world pandemic due to COVID-19,
and several enacted measures such as compulsory confinement may have collateral …