Psychological-health correlates of physical activity and sedentary behaviour during the COVID pandemic.

2022-10

Ringin, Elysha

Meyer, Denny

Neill, Erica

Phillipou, Andrea

Tan, Eric J

Toh, Wei Lin

Sumner, Philip J

Owen, Neville

Hallgren, Mats

Dunstan, David W

Rossell, Susan L

Van Rheenen, Tamsyn E

COVID-19

Depression

Mentally active sedentary behaviour

Mentally passive sedentary behaviour

Subjective cognitive dysfunction

Subjective quality of life

Journal Article

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10.1016/j.mhpa.2022.100481

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.

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Mental Health and Physical Activity 2022; 23

Mental Health and Physical Activity