Role of physical activity and sedentary behavior in the mental health of preschoolers, children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Rodriguez-Ayllon, C Cadenas-Sánchez… - Sports medicine, 2019 - Springer
Background Evidence suggests that participation in physical activity may support young
people's current and future mental health. Although previous reviews have examined the …

The relationship between physical activity, mental wellbeing and symptoms of mental health disorder in adolescents: a cohort study

SL Bell, S Audrey, D Gunnell, A Cooper… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Background Mental illness is a worldwide public health concern. In the UK, there is a high
prevalence of mental illness and poor mental wellbeing among young people. The aim of …

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M Rodriguez-Ayllon, C Cadenas-Sánchez… - Role of physical activity …, 2020 - core.ac.uk
Mental disorders are expected to be one of the main causes of disability in developed
countries by 2020 [1]. Prevention of mental disorders not only depends on the absence of …

[HTML][HTML] Physical activity, mental health and academic achievement: a cross-sectional study of Norwegian adolescents

IB Vedøy, SA Anderssen, HE Tjomsland… - Mental Health and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background The purpose of this study was to describe associations between physical
activity (PA), mental health and academic achievement in a Norwegian adolescent cohort …

[HTML][HTML] Measurement invariance and latent mean differences of the Chinese version physical activity self-efficacy scale across gender and education levels

H Chen, J Dai, Y Gao - Journal of Sport and Health Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Self-efficacy has been identified as an important determinant of youth's
behavior change including physical activity (PA) participation. However, the dimensionality …

Academic stress and physical activity in adolescents

K Frömel, M Šafář, L Jakubec… - BioMed research …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The issue of work‐related mental health needs to be addressed at the school level. The aim
of this study was to explore the associations between academic stress (AS) of adolescent …

Correlates of health in adolescent elite athletes and adolescents: A cross-sectional study of 1016 adolescents

P Von Rosen, O Olofsson, S Väsbom… - European journal of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The primary aim of this cross-sectional study was to compare subjective correlates of health,
such as nutrition, self-esteem, sleep and stress, between adolescent elite athletes (n= 625) …

Pediatric home confinement due to COVID‐19: Somatic and anxiety spectrum consequences

SI Garcia‐Adasme… - Journal of clinical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Aims and Objectives We aimed to determine the impact of COVID‐19 related home
confinement on the paediatric population by focusing on anxiety, behavioural disturbances …

Change in physical activity is not associated with change in mental distress among adolescents: the Tromsø study: fit futures

IM Opdal, B Morseth, BH Handegård, K Lillevoll… - BMC public health, 2019 - Springer
Background Previous research shows that physical activity has a protective effect on mental
distress in adults, but the relationship is less researched and seems more ambiguous for …

Psychological distress among Norwegian adolescents: changes between 2001 and 2009 and associations with leisure time physical activity and screen-based …

AL Kleppang, M Thurston, I Hartz… - … journal of public …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Aims: The aim of this work was to examine psychological distress among Norwegian
adolescents in relation to changes over time and the associations with leisure time physical …