Classroom Movement breaks and physically active learning are feasible, reduce sedentary behaviour and fatigue, and May increase focus in University students: a …

J Lynch, G O'Donoghue, CL Peiris - International journal of environmental …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: University students are mostly sedentary in tertiary education settings which
may be detrimental to their health and learning. This review aimed to examine the feasibility …

A growing need for youth mental health services in Canada: examining trends in youth mental health from 2011 to 2018

K Wiens, A Bhattarai, P Pedram, A Dores… - Epidemiology and …, 2020 - cambridge.org
AimsThe mental health of youth is continually changing and requires reliable monitoring to
ensure that adequate social and economic resources are allocated. This study assessed …

Sedentary behaviour, physical activity and life satisfaction, happiness and perceived health status in university students from 24 countries

S Pengpid, K Peltzer - … journal of environmental research and public …, 2019 - mdpi.com
The aim of this investigation was to estimate the independent and combined associations of
sedentary behaviour (SB) and physical activity (PA) with life satisfaction, happiness and …

Not able to lead a healthy life when you need it the most: Dual role of lifestyle behaviors in the association of blurred work-life boundaries with well-being

H Pluut, J Wonders - Frontiers in psychology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
As there is a growing trend for people to work from home, precipitated by the COVID-19
pandemic, this research examines the impact of blurred work-life boundaries on lifestyle and …

Health behaviors of higher education students from 7 countries: poorer sleep quality during the COVID-19 pandemic predicts higher dietary risk

C Du, MCH Zan, MJ Cho, JI Fenton, PY Hsiao, R Hsiao… - Clocks & sleep, 2021 - mdpi.com
Health behaviors of higher education students can be negatively influenced by stressful
events. The global COVID-19 pandemic presents a unique opportunity to characterize and …

The effectiveness of physical activity interventions in improving higher education students' mental health: A systematic review

S Donnelly, K Penny, M Kynn - Health Promotion International, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Traditional interventions aiming to improve students' mental health and quality of life include
meditation or canine therapy. The development of physical activity-related interventions has …

Physical activity and sedentary behavior in university students–the role of gender, age, field of study, targeted degree, and study semester

D Edelmann, D Pfirrmann, S Heller, P Dietz… - Frontiers in public …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Physical inactivity and sedentary behavior are modifiable risk factors for an
unhealthy lifestyle in university students. The aim of this study was to identify subgroups …

Mental health among Canadian postsecondary students: a mental health crisis?

K Wiens, A Bhattarai, A Dores… - The Canadian …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: Recent reports express concerns about a mental health crisis among
postsecondary students. These assertions, however, often arise from surveys conducted in …

[HTML][HTML] The roles of social comparison orientation and regulatory focus in college students' responses to fitspiration posts on social media: Cross-sectional study

K Pasko, D Arigo - JMIR Mental Health, 2021 - mental.jmir.org
Background: Information shared via social media influences college students' self-
perceptions and behavior, particularly,“fitspiration” posts (ie, images of healthy food, people …

Personality trait predictors and mental well-being correlates of exercise frequency across the academic semester

L Kroencke, GM Harari, M Katana, SD Gosling - Social science & medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
Rationale Regular exercise is frequently recommended as a means of combating the
negative effects of stress on mental health. But, among college students, exercise frequency …