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Psychological-health correlates of physical activity and sedentary behaviour during the COVID pandemic
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posted on 2023-02-16, 04:06 authored by E Ringin, D Meyer, E Neill, A Phillipou, EJ Tan, WL Toh, PJ Sumner, N Owen, M Hallgren, David DunstanDavid Dunstan, SL Rossell, TE Van RheenenBackground: While physical inactivity is associated with adverse psychological outcomes, less is known about the psychological outcomes associated with sedentary behaviour, and specifically, its mentally active and passive forms. The COVID-19 pandemic represents a unique opportunity to study associations between these variables in light of widespread stay-at-home mandates and restrictions on outdoor exercise/social activities. Using a cross-sectional dataset acquired during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, we examined whether physical activity and sedentary behaviour were associated with subjective quality of life (sQoL) and subjective cognitive dysfunction, and whether these associations were mediated by depressive symptoms. Methods: 658 participants (males = 169, females = 489) self-reported data on physical activity and sedentary behaviour in an online survey during May 2020–May 2021. Data on physical activity and sedentary behaviour (both mentally active and passive types) was compared according to whether it was collected during or out of a lockdown period. Regression models were used to test associations of physical activity and sedentary behaviour with sQoL and subjective cognitive dysfunction, and whether these associations were mediated by depression severity. Results: Physical activity was beneficially associated with sQoL, whereas sedentary behaviour (both total hours and the reduction of mentally active/increase in mentally passive behaviour) was detrimentally associated with sQoL. These associations were mediated by depression severity. Physical activity and sedentary behaviour were also indirectly associated with subjective cognitive dysfunction by virtue of their associations with depression severity. Conclusions: There are important differences in the psychological correlates of mentally passive and active sedentary behaviours. Our findings suggest that health promotion strategies should focus on not only increasing physical activity but also reducing passive sedentary behaviours as a means of maintaining good psychological health.
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Mental Health and Physical ActivityVolume
23Article number
ARTN 100481Location
EnglandPublisher DOI
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1755-2966eISSN
1878-0199Language
EnglishPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalPublisher
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Science & TechnologyLife Sciences & BiomedicinePsychiatryMentally active sedentary behaviourMentally passive sedentary behaviourSubjective cognitive dysfunctionDepressionCOVID-19Subjective quality of lifeQUALITY-OF-LIFESUBJECTIVE COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENTMAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDERBIPOLAR DISORDERADULT-POPULATIONEXERCISECOMPLAINTSBRAINRISKASSOCIATIONSBehavioral and Social ScienceMind and BodyMental HealthPrevention2.3 Psychological, social and economic factors2 AetiologyMental health3 Good Health and Well BeingHuman Movement and Sports Science not elsewhere classifiedClinical Sciences not elsewhere classifiedPsychology not elsewhere classified
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