Associations Between Physical Activity, Depressive, and Anxiety Symptoms in Brazilian University Students.
Background: Physical activity (PA) has been associated with decreased symptoms of depression and anxiety in the general population, but more consistent evidence is needed in the university population. Purpose: Investigate the association between physical activity and depressive and anxiety symptoms...
| Publicado en: | American Journal of Health Education Vol. 55; no. 5; pp. 304 - 315 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Sep/Oct2024
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=179108834&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 179108834 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 19325037 JHL jtl: American Journal of Health Education issn: 19325037 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Sep/Oct2024 vid: 55 iid: 5 pid: 377 pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania artinfo: ui: 179108834 177334572 179108834 179108834 10.1080/19325037.2024.2338455 179108834 ppf: 304 ppct: 11 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Associations Between Physical Activity, Depressive, and Anxiety Symptoms in Brazilian University Students. aug: au: Gaia, Jhonatan Wélington Pereira Marinho, Paulo Henrique Amorim Ferreira, Rodrigo Weyll Pires, Daniel Alvarez affil: Universidade Federal do Pará sug: subj: Students, Undergraduate Psychosocial Factors Colleges and Universities Brazil Physical Activity Evaluation Depression Anxiety Human Brazil Male Female Adult Cross Sectional Studies Linear Regression Nonexperimental Studies Sociodemographic Factors Questionnaires Psychological Tests Two-Way Analysis of Variance T-Tests Comparative Studies Effect Size Descriptive Statistics Confidence Intervals Odds Ratio Funding Source Adult: 19-44 years Male Female ab: Background: Physical activity (PA) has been associated with decreased symptoms of depression and anxiety in the general population, but more consistent evidence is needed in the university population. Purpose: Investigate the association between physical activity and depressive and anxiety symptoms in undergraduates. Methods: 100 university students (23 ± 4 years, 47% female) were included in this cross-sectional study. We performed multiple linear regression analyses to investigate the association between the main variables. Results: The physical activity (MET/min/week) had a significant association with depressive (F(2, 97) = 15.104, p <.001; adjusted R2 =.222) and anxiety symptoms (F(2, 97) = 11.853 p <.001; adjusted R2 =.180), explaining these outcomes in approximately 22% and 18%, respectively. Moderate or vigorous physical activity did not have an association with depressive (B = −0.10, t = −0.700, p =.486) or anxiety symptoms (B = −0.11, t = 0.725, p =.470). Discussion: Individuals with high levels of physical activity have lower depressive and anxiety symptoms than individuals with lower levels of PA. Translation to Health Education Practice: Increasing the level of physical activity may be a viable strategy to reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression in university students. A AJHE Self-Study quiz is online for this article via the SHAPE America Online Institute (SAOI) pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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