BMI status and associations between affect, physical activity and anxiety among U.S. children during COVID‐19.
Summary: Background: There is concern regarding how the COVID‐19 pandemic may impact the psychological and physical health of children, but to date, studies on mental health during the pandemic in children are limited. Furthermore, unprecedented lifestyle stressors associated with the pandemic may a...
| Publicado en: | Pediatric Obesity Vol. 16; no. 9; pp. 1 - 11 |
|---|---|
| Autores principales: | , , , , |
| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
| Publicado: |
Wiley-Blackwell
Sep2021
|
| Acceso en línea: | Ver este registro en EBSCOhost |
| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=151798957&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 151798957 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 20476302 ETV7 jtl: Pediatric Obesity issn: 20476302 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Sep2021 vid: 16 iid: 9 pid: 480 pub: Wiley-Blackwell place: Malden, Massachusetts artinfo: ui: 151798957 149263086 151798957 151798957 10.1111/ijpo.12786 151798957 ppf: 1 ppct: 10 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: C – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: BMI status and associations between affect, physical activity and anxiety among U.S. children during COVID‐19. aug: au: Alves, Jasmin M. Yunker, Alexandra G. DeFendis, Alexis Xiang, Anny H. Page, Kathleen A. affil: Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles California, USA sug: subj: COVID-19 Pandemic Psychosocial Factors Body Mass Index Affect Physical Activity Anxiety COVID-19 Pandemic United States Human United States Pediatric Obesity Sedentary Behavior Male Female Child Adolescence State-Trait Anxiety Inventory Psychological Tests Attitude Measures Screen Time Leisure Activities Child: 6-12 years Adolescent: 13-18 years Male Female ab: Summary: Background: There is concern regarding how the COVID‐19 pandemic may impact the psychological and physical health of children, but to date, studies on mental health during the pandemic in children are limited. Furthermore, unprecedented lifestyle stressors associated with the pandemic may aggravate the childhood obesity epidemic, but the role of BMI on child activity levels and psychological outcomes during COVID‐19 is unknown. Objectives: We investigated how emotional responses (positive/negative affect), physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviours related to anxiety among U.S. children with healthy weight and overweight/obesity during the pandemic. Methods: Sixty‐four typically developing children (63% girls, 53% healthy weight) aged 9 to 15 years completed two virtual visits during the height of 'stay‐at‐home' measures from April 22 to July 29, 2020. Children completed 24‐hours PA recalls, state portion of State‐Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children and the 10‐item Positive and Negative Affect Schedule for Children. Results: Independent of child BMI status, child anxiety scores were over five standard deviations greater than normative values from paediatric populations prior to the pandemic. Higher positive affect and PA were each associated with reduced anxiety levels in children with overweight/obesity, whereas higher positive affect was associated with reduced anxiety in children with healthy weight. Greater leisure screen time was associated with higher negative affect irrespective of child BMI status. Conclusions: These associations highlight the potential mental health benefits of maintaining positive affect, engaging in PA and limiting leisure screen time for children during the pandemic and suggest that these associations may be particularly relevant for children with overweight/obesity. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
|---|