Download or read book A Study of the Relationship Between Levels of Physical Activity and Depressive Symptomatology in Adolescents written by Marjorie M. Hightower and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Relationship Between Physical Activity and Depressive Symptoms in Adolescents written by Joshua Ganz and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Statement of the Problem Low levels of physical activity levels may have a relationship with depressive characteristics. Understanding if there is a relationship between physical activity and depressive traits in the adolescent population may contribute to effective ways to reduce depressive traits and increase physical activity. Procedure Survey research was used to collect data about adolescents' demographic characteristics, physical activity levels, and depressive characteristics. Participants were selected from the adolescent school population. The sample was taken from a Minnesota public high school by using an entire tenth-grade population from a local school. Of the 75 students being used for sample size, nine were absent on the survey date and 22 didn't have signed consent forms, which left 44 to complete the survey. The RADS and IPAQ survey instruments were used to collect data. The survey gathered information on current physical activity levels and depressive symptomology in adolescents. Analysis of data involved descriptive statistics, Cronbach's alpha reliability analysis Pearson product-moment correlation, and independent sample t-tests. Conclusions Three research questions were being considered with respect to data collection and analysis: 1. What is the relationship between physical activity and depressive symptoms? 2. What is the relationship between physical activity intensity and depressive symptoms? 3. What are the differences between physical activity, intensity, and depressive symptoms between genders, between those in physical education and those who were not, and between those whose sport participation is three to seven days per week compared to those whose participation is one day monthly or less? Among the 44 participants the Pearson correlation analysis found no significant relationship between physical activity or intensity and depression symptoms. Sport participation three to seven days a week was associated with a significantly higher time spent in vigorous activity than those not participating three to seven days per week in a sport. There were no significant differences in gender for vigorous physical activity, total MET, and RADS depressive symptoms.
Download or read book Educating the Student Body written by Committee on Physical Activity and Physical Education in the School Environment and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2013-11-13 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Physical inactivity is a key determinant of health across the lifespan. A lack of activity increases the risk of heart disease, colon and breast cancer, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, osteoporosis, anxiety and depression and others diseases. Emerging literature has suggested that in terms of mortality, the global population health burden of physical inactivity approaches that of cigarette smoking. The prevalence and substantial disease risk associated with physical inactivity has been described as a pandemic. The prevalence, health impact, and evidence of changeability all have resulted in calls for action to increase physical activity across the lifespan. In response to the need to find ways to make physical activity a health priority for youth, the Institute of Medicine's Committee on Physical Activity and Physical Education in the School Environment was formed. Its purpose was to review the current status of physical activity and physical education in the school environment, including before, during, and after school, and examine the influences of physical activity and physical education on the short and long term physical, cognitive and brain, and psychosocial health and development of children and adolescents. Educating the Student Body makes recommendations about approaches for strengthening and improving programs and policies for physical activity and physical education in the school environment. This report lays out a set of guiding principles to guide its work on these tasks. These included: recognizing the benefits of instilling life-long physical activity habits in children; the value of using systems thinking in improving physical activity and physical education in the school environment; the recognition of current disparities in opportunities and the need to achieve equity in physical activity and physical education; the importance of considering all types of school environments; the need to take into consideration the diversity of students as recommendations are developed. This report will be of interest to local and national policymakers, school officials, teachers, and the education community, researchers, professional organizations, and parents interested in physical activity, physical education, and health for school-aged children and adolescents.
Download or read book An Exploration of the Contexts of Physical Activity that Impact Mental Health and Wellbeing in Adolescents written by John Murphy and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction: Physical activity is well recognised as a key risk factor for the management and prevention of mental ill-health. Meta-analytic evidence has shown the leisure-time life domain had the strongest associations with positive mental health. Sport, a sub-domain, of leisure time physical activity has also shown positive associations with increased mental health. Aim: Explore contexts of physical activity with the strongest associations with mental wellbeing in Irish adolescents. Method: A multi-method series of five interlinking studies including a national questionnaire, a non-randomised controlled trial and two rounds of focus group interviews. Results: Study one found a minority of adolescents met WHO's physical activity guidelines. Frequency of activity were found to decline with age. Frequency of activity was positively correlated with wellbeing and negatively correlated with symptoms of anxiety and depression. Males had higher levels of wellbeing and lower levels of anxiety and depressive symptoms across all sub-groups. Study two found that participating in games twice a week led to significant decreases in symptoms of anxiety and depression. Mental wellbeing significantly increased in those who participated two and three times a week. Increases in mental wellbeing were similar in effect size to increases in self-efficacy. Studies three and four identified five main themes that contribute to and support positive mental wellbeing through physical activity and sport: improvements and achievements; meaningful experiences; setbacks and losses leading to higher resilience; facilitating and maintaining social connections; and opportunities for mindfulness and distraction. Adolescents reporting elevated symptoms of depression increased from 39% to 46% with almost 3 in 5 females reporting symptoms of depression ranging from mild to extreme. There was an 8% reduction in the amount of adolescents who participated in 3 or more sports. No changes in physical activity levels were found overall, despite changes within subgroups and patterns of physical activity. Conclusion: Higher frequencies of physical activity and participation in sports are associated with lower symptoms of anxiety and depression, and higher levels of mental wellbeing. Improvements and achievements from physical activities, meaningful experiences and the psychological skills developed through playing sports appear to be the main contributors to higher levels of wellbeing and may offer 'protective effects' against symptoms of anxiety and depression.
Download or read book The ICD 10 Classification of Mental and Behavioural Disorders written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 1993-11 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The content of "Diagnostic criteria for research" (DCR-10) is derived from chapter V(F), Mental and behavioural disorders, of ICD-10 [International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, tenth revision]
Download or read book The Associations of Physical Activity Sedentary Behavior and Depressive Symptoms Among US High School Students written by and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Depressive symptoms among adolescents is an important public health issue. In 2015, the National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) reported that nearly 30 percent of today’s youth experienced feelings of sadness and hopelessness for two weeks or more. The stigma associated with mental health disorders and potential side effects of pharmacological treatment underscore the importance of investigating how lifestyle choices, such as physical activity might contribute to depressive symptoms. Participating in physical activity is associated with improved mood and fewer depressive symptoms in adults. However, less is known about the association between physical activity and depressive symptoms among US adolescents. Therefore, the purpose of this thesis is to investigate the potential correlation between three physical activity behaviors and two sedentary behaviors and depressive symptoms among adolescents. The current thesis performed a cross-sectional analysis using the 2015 YRBS to assess the associations among physical activity, participating in physical education and in sports, television use, non-educational electronic use, and depressive symptoms (outcome) among US high school students. Adjusting for gender, grade, race and overweight status, results from the multivariate analyses revealed that engaging in five or more days of physical activity (PA) a week and participating in at least one sports team per year was negatively associated with depressive symptoms. Further, high daily non-educational electronic use (three or more hours) was found to be positively associated with depressive symptoms, especially among females. Interaction effects were found between non-educational electronic use and gender, and among sports team participation and race. This study’s findings show that physical activity, specifically participation in sports teams, was inversely associated with adolescents’ depressive symptoms. Future research may corroborate these findings using longitudinal data. If confirmed in prospective studies using representative samples, mental health care professionals should consider incorporating recommendations for engaging in physical activity in their care plans for some adolescents with depressive symptoms. Another opportunity may be for schools to encourage students to be more physically active and participate in sports teams, not only for healthy weight but for mental health as well.
Download or read book The Relationship Between Physical and Sedentary Activity on the Mental Health Outcomes of Children and Youth In the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth written by Marc-André Bélair and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction: Mood disorders are a serious burden on Canadians. Physical and sedentary activity are easily modifiable risk factors for many diseases. An association with depression could have important implications Objective: To investigate any cross-sectional or longitudinal association between physical activity, sedentary activity, and depression in the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY). Methods: These studies used both a stacked cross-sectional and a trajectory/latent class analysis design Univariate and multivariate multinomial logistic regressions were used to assess the relationship between physical and sedentary activity and depression using the emotional disorder-anxiety scale for children and youth available in the NLSCY. Results: When accounting for covariates, physically inactive respondents had increased odds of higher depressive symptom scores. Sedentary activity was only statistically significantly associated with depressive symptoms in the cross-sectional design. Conclusions: Physical inactivity is significantly associated to depressive symptomatology. The relationship between sedentary activity and depression is inconclusive.
Download or read book Adapting Educational and Psychological Tests for Cross Cultural Assessment written by Ronald K. Hambleton and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2004-12-13 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will critically examine the "do's" & "don'ts" in adapting tests for cross-cultural assessment and research.
Download or read book Physical Activity Across the Lifespan written by Aleta L. Meyer and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-06-15 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The statistics are disturbing: steadily rising numbers of sedentary overweight children and obese teens, and a generation looking at a shorter life expectancy than their parents’. But while it may be obvious that physical fitness benefits both the mind and body, a growing research base is supplying evidence of why this is so, and how these benefits may be reproduced in greater numbers. Physical Activity Across the Lifespan makes a clear, scientific case for exercise, sports, and an active lifestyle in preventing illness and establishing lifetime health habits at both the individual and the population levels. The book focuses on key aspects of physical/mental well-being—weight, mood, and self-regulation—and the role of physical activity in public health and school-based interventions targeting these areas. Contributors review definitional and measurement issues salient to understanding what physical activity is, to analyzing benefits of participation, and to implementing effective interventions. Also addressed are limitations of current research, steps needed to continue building the field, and emerging therapeutic possibilities for activity, such as the role of rough and tumble play in preventing ADHD. Included in the coverage: Physical activity, cognition, and school performance. The influence of social and built environments on physical activity in middle-aged and older adults. Preventing and treating obesity through physical activity. Physical activity in preventing drug use and treating chemical dependence. Antidepressant properties of physical activity. Schools as a foundation for physical activity and an active lifestyle. Physical activity as an adjunct or booster to existing interventions. Physical Activity Across the Lifespan is an innovative text for researchers and practitioners in various disciplines including health promotion/disease prevention, child and school psychology, education, health psychology, and public health, as well as program developers and policymakers in these areas.
Download or read book Recreational Screen Time Activities and Depressive Symptomatology Among Adolescents written by Marisa Murray and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recreational screen time activities (e.g., computer use, television viewing, and videogame engagement) have become increasingly embedded in modern day culture, posing both physical and psychological health consequences (Babic et al., 2017; Goldfield et al., 2013). Despite the established link between recreational screen time and adolescent depressive symptomatology, little is known about mechanisms that may explain or influence this relationship. The overarching objective of the present dissertation, which includes two separate studies, was to examine cognitive, behavioural, affective, and interpersonal factors associated with the relationship between adolescents' total daily recreational screen time activities and depressive symptomatology over time. The dissertation includes archival data from the Research on Eating and Adolescent Lifestyle (REAL) Study, which examined a large sample of students from the National Capital Region of Canada. Both Study 1 and Study 2 examined a subsample of these students. Given that exposure to screen time occupies up to 10 hours of Canadian children and adolescents' waking hours (Active Healthy Kids Canada, 2013; Leatherdale & Ahmed, 2011; Leatherdale & Harvey, 2015), the independent variable examined in the model was total daily recreational screen time activities. Because trajectories of depressive symptomatology typically increase during adolescence (Duchesne & Ratelle, 2014), the dependent variable examined in the model was depressive symptomatology. The time points spanned over 7 years. The purpose of Study 1 was to test a prospective longitudinal path analysis model. The model examined the relationship between total daily recreational screen time at baseline (T0) and depressive symptomatology at Time 4 (T4), with body image and disordered eating behaviours at Time 2 (T2) as potential mediating variables. The final sample included 304 English-speaking students (194 females, Mage = 13.40 years, SD = 1.10). Total daily recreational screen time at T0 was significantly predictive of depressive symptomatology at T4. Appearance (dis)satisfaction at T2 mediated the relationship between total daily recreational screen time at T0 and depressive symptomatology at T4. Total daily recreational screen time at T0 was significantly predictive of emotional eating and decreased body image satisfaction at T2. Restrained eating and appearance satisfaction were negatively associated with depressive symptomatology at T4. Results were independent of age and depressive symptomatology at T0. The purpose of Study 2 was to test a longitudinal moderation model including total daily recreational screen time at T0 and depressive symptomatology at T4, with attachment style, coping style, and perceived social support at T0 as potential moderating variables. The final sample included 170 English-speaking students (106 females; Mage = 13.01, SD = 0.96). Contrary to expectation, attachment style, coping style, and perceived social support did not moderate the relationship between total daily recreational screen time at T0 and depressive symptomatology at T4. However, insecure attachment was identified as a risk factor for depressive symptomatology among males. A trend emerged in that avoidance-oriented coping appeared to be a risk factor for depressive symptomatology among females and a protective factor for males. There was also a three-way interaction between total daily recreational screen time, gender, and perceived social support. That is, when perceived social support was high, higher levels of total daily recreational screen time at T0 was associated with higher levels of depressive symptomatology at T4 for both males and females, but the relationship was significant for males only. Findings from the present dissertation offer important theoretical, methodological, and clinical implications.
Download or read book Relationship Between Depressive Symptomatology and Social Functioning in Adolescents written by Elizabeth S. Kraemer and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Alternative and Complementary Therapies for Children with Psychiatric Disorders An Issue of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America E Book written by Deborah R. Simkin and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2013-07-28 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patients in psychiatry, or their parents, experiment with alternative methods and practices; psychiatrists, in search of scientifically-based discussion and evidence of use for daily practice, find that information in this issue of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics. Readers will find clinically focused information in the major categories of Selected Treatments, Selected Disorders, and Perspectives on Clinical Complementary and Alternative Therapies. Pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatments are discussed for ADHD, Mood disorders, Autism, Learning and Cognitive disorders, and Neurologic disturbances, such as sleep, traumatic brain injury, headache, etc. EEG and Neurofeedback, Meditation and Movement Therapies, Music Therapy, Massage, Acupuncture, and other body-based therapies are presented. Evidence for minerals, vitamins, and herbs is discussed, and Ethical and Legal issues for the Psychiatrist are presented. Guest Editors Deborah Simkin and Charles Popper, with decades of experience in working with complementary therapies, lead this issue.
Download or read book An Investigation of the Relationship Between Levels of Physical Activity and Levels of Depression written by Patsy K. Lipira and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Issues in Discovery Experimental and Laboratory Medicine 2011 Edition written by and published by ScholarlyEditions. This book was released on 2012-01-09 with total page 3455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Issues in Discovery, Experimental, and Laboratory Medicine: 2011 Edition is a ScholarlyEditions™ eBook that delivers timely, authoritative, and comprehensive information about Discovery, Experimental, and Laboratory Medicine. The editors have built Issues in Discovery, Experimental, and Laboratory Medicine: 2011 Edition on the vast information databases of ScholarlyNews.™ You can expect the information about Discovery, Experimental, and Laboratory Medicine in this eBook to be deeper than what you can access anywhere else, as well as consistently reliable, authoritative, informed, and relevant. The content of Issues in Discovery, Experimental, and Laboratory Medicine: 2011 Edition has been produced by the world’s leading scientists, engineers, analysts, research institutions, and companies. All of the content is from peer-reviewed sources, and all of it is written, assembled, and edited by the editors at ScholarlyEditions™ and available exclusively from us. You now have a source you can cite with authority, confidence, and credibility. More information is available at http://www.ScholarlyEditions.com/.
Download or read book Association Between Objectively Measured Physical Activity and Depression Symptoms written by Sara Dover and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Purpose: Previous studies examining the relationship between depression and physical activity have been epidemiological in nature and have measured physical activity subjectively. The purpose of the present study is to examine the association between objectively measured physical activity and depressive symptoms. Methods: The study sample included 24 sedentary obese participants (3 male, 21 female) with elevated waist circumference and one additional cardiovascular risk factor. To assess depression, participants completed the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). Average steps/day were measured over the course of 7-consecutive days using a Lifecorder Plus pedometer (Lees Summit, Missouri). Pearson correlations were performed to evaluate the association between average steps/day and depression. Results: The study sample had a mean (SD) body mass index of 34.7 (± 4.2 kg/m2), a mean steps/day of 5310.6 (± 2041.3 steps/day), and a mean PHQ-9 score of 3.0 (± 2.6). Average step counts were not significantly associated with PHQ (r=0.17, p=0.44). Conclusion: The results of the present study suggest that there is no association between objectively determined step counts and depression. The present analysis may be limited by a constrained range of physical activity levels and depression scores, and the small sample size.
Download or read book The Correlation of Physical Activity and Mindfulness with Depression in International Schools in the UAE written by Fiona Barron and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis was concerned with understanding potential preventative influencers in reducing depression. Focusing on mindfulness and Physical Activity (PA). Relatively few studies have explored the relationship between specific factors of PA and adolescent depressive symptoms and none have looked at the UAE population. Therefore the aim of this study was to determine whether a significant association exists between Mindfulness and PA on adolescent depressive symptoms, in order to understand if either variable can reduce the onset of depression, by exploring the relationships between frequency, duration, intensity and number of other individuals. A self-administered instrument was administered to international schools in the UAE. The instrument was made up of a seven questionnaires; Section 1, Demographics (4 items). Section 2, CAMS-R (10 items). Section 3, The Becks Depression Inventory-II (20 items). Section 4, Frequency of exercise (1 item, 40 options). Section 5, Duration of exercise (1 item, 40 options). Section 6, Level of intensity, (1 item, 40 options). Section 7, Number of other participants (1 item, 40 options). The findings showed a significant negative correlation between depression and mindfulness with a moderate effect size, and a significant negative relationship with frequency of PA, duration of PA, intensity of PA and number of individuals in which they engage in PA with, all with a small effect size. However mindfulness was the only predictor of depression in females and mindfulness and intensity were the only predictors of depression in males. It was also established that females presented significantly higher depression scores to males and participated in significantly less PA across all four measures. The findings can be used by clinical practitioners to guide them in their intervention recommendations, as well as by schools/counselors to integrate PA as a preventive strategy for depression.
Download or read book Physical Activity and Psychological Well Being written by Stuart J.H. Biddle and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-08-27 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 'feel-good' effect of physical activity is widely reported among participants. Physical Activity and Psychological Well-Being represents a research consensus on the relationship between physical activity and aspects of mental health, providing an overview of the case for the role of exercise in the promotion of psychological well-being. Topics covered include: * anxiety and stress * depression * mood and emotion * self-perceptions and self-esteem * cognitive functioning and ageing * psychological dysfunction This book is invaluable reading for students and researchers working in the exercise, sport and health sciences, and for health and clinical psychologists. It is also a foundation text for health promotion and health service professionals, particularly those working in the area of mental health.
