Do lifestyle risk behaviors affect anxiety, depressive symptoms, and suicidal ideation among adolescents?

Hwang, SeoYeon; Nam, Jin Young

doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114942

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“…Engaging in a single unhealthy behavior may increase the likelihood of engaging in other unhealthy behaviors, and when these risky behaviors are combined, the possibility of mental health problems increases [48]. For instance, Hwang et al suggested that adolescents with a higher lifestyle risk score were more prone to suicidal ideation [30], and a similar finding was also observed in Australian adolescents [49]. The probability of mental health problems increases with the number of unhealthy behaviors, providing strong evidence for population-level interventions for integrated unhealthy lifestyle behaviors.…”

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Prevalence of unhealthy behaviors and their associations with non-suicidal self-injury, suicidal ideation and suicide attempt among Chinese adolescents

Lai,

Wu,

Yang

et al. 2024

Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health

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Background Unhealthy lifestyle behaviors among adolescents have emerged as a significant public health concern worldwide, however, there is little investigation on the impact of unhealthy behaviors on non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), suicidal ideation (SI) and suicide attempt (SA). This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of seven unhealthy behaviors as well as their associations with NSSI, SI and SA, and to explore whether the aforementioned associations differ across sex. Methods A total of 74,152 adolescents were included in this study via a multi-stage, stratified cluster, random sampling method in 2021. Information about unhealthy behaviors (insufficient physical activity, current smoking, current drinking, excessive screen time, long homework time, insufficient sleep and unhealthy BMI), NSSI, SI, SA and other demographics was collected. Sampling weights were used to estimate the prevalence, and the weighted logistic regression models were performed. Stratified analyses by sex and sensitive analyses were conducted. Results Overview, the weighted prevalence of adolescents had more than five unhealthy behaviors were 5.2%, with boys showing a higher prevalence than girls (6.5% vs.3.8%). Current smoking, current drinking, excessive screen use, long homework time, insufficient sleep, and unhealthy BMI were significantly associated with NSSI, SI and SA. Moreover, adolescents with high lifestyle risk scores were associated with an increased risk of NSSI (5–7 vs. 0: OR 6.38, 95% CI 5.24–7.77), SI (5–7 vs. 0: OR 7.67, 95% CI 6.35–9.25), and SA (5–7 vs. 0: OR 9.57, 95% CI 6.95–13.17). Significant sex differences were found in the associations of unhealthy behaviors with NSSI, SI and SA. Conclusion Unhealthy behaviors are quite common among Chinese adolescents. Adolescents with multiple unhealthy behaviors are associated with increased risks of NSSI, SI, and SA. The implementation of school and family-based interventions to promote healthy lifestyles is recommended as a preventive measure against self-injurious behavior and suicidality in adolescents.

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Prevalence of unhealthy behaviors and their associations with non-suicidal self-injury, suicidal ideation and suicide attempt among Chinese adolescents

Lai,

Wu,

Yang

et al. 2024

Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health

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“…Our study aligns with previous research that has demonstrated a correlation between psychological factors and lifestyle factors. Specifically, studies have found a positive association between high life risk scores and generalized stress and depression, indicating that higher levels of stress are associated with poorer lifestyle choices [ 54 , 55 ]. It is possible that residents may experience fear of COVID-19 prior to infection, leading to increased stress levels.…”

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Quantifying the benefits of healthy lifestyle behaviors and emotional expressivity in lowering the risk of COVID-19 infection: a national survey of Chinese population

Miao,

Zhang,

et al. 2023

BMC Public Health

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Background COVID-19 is still prevalent in most countries around the world at the low level. Residents’ lifestyle behaviors and emotions are critical to prevent COVID-19 and keep healthy, but there is lacking of confirmative evidence on how residents’ lifestyle behaviors and emotional expressivity affected COVID-19 infection. Methods Baseline study was conducted in August 2022 and follow-up study was conducted in February 2023. Baseline survey collected information on residents’ basic information, as well as their lifestyle behaviors and emotions. Follow-up study was carried out to gather data on COVID-19 infection condition. Binary logistic regression was utilized to identify factors that may influence COVID-19 infection. Attributable risk (AR) was computed to determine the proportion of unhealthy lifestyle behaviors and emotional factors that could be attributed to COVID-19 infection. Sensitivity analysis was performed to test the robustness of the results. Results A total of 5776 participants (46.57% males) were included in this study, yielding an overall COVID-19 infection rate of 54.8% (95%CI: 53.5 – 56.0%). The findings revealed that higher stress levels [aOR = 1.027 (95%CI; 1.005–1.050)] and lower frequency in wearing masks, washing hands, and keeping distance [aOR = 1.615 (95%CI; 1.087–2.401)], were positively associated with an increased likelihood of COVID-19 infection (all P < 0.05). If these associations were causal, 8.1% of COVID-19 infection would have been prevented if all participants had normal stress levels [Attributable Risk Percentage: 8.1% (95%CI: 5.9-10.3%)]. A significant interaction effect between stress and the frequency in wearing masks, washing hands, and keeping distance on COVID-19 infection was observed (β = 0.006, P < 0.001), which also was independent factor of COVID-19 infection. Conclusions The overall COVID-19 infection rate among residents is at a medium level. Residents’ increasing stress and decreasing frequency in wearing masks and washing hands and keeping distance contribute to increasing risk of infection, residents should increase the frequency of mask-wearing, practice hand hygiene, keep safe distance from others, ensure stable emotional state, minimize psychological stress, providing evidence support for future responses to emerging infectious diseases.

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“…The general characteristics of the study population included grade, household income, living with family, academic achievement, father’s educational level, mother’s educational level, atopic dermatitis, and allergic rhinitis. In the raw data, responses to household income, and academic achievement were re-categorized from five options (low, low-intermediate, middle, high-intermediate, and high) into three options (low, middle, and high) ( 12 ). Father’s educational levels and mother’s educational levels were categorized into two groups (≤ high school or ≥ college).…”

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“…We used four mental health indicators: generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), depressive symptoms, loneliness, and stress. GAD was examined using seven-item GAD scale (GAD-7) as previously described ( 12 ). Each item assessed the symptoms that had disturbed their daily lives in the last 2 weeks.…”

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Factors Influencing Suicidal Ideation in Korean Female Adolescents with Sexual Intercourse Experience

Won,

Kim,

Yoon

2023

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Background: Suicide rate in South Korea is the highest among Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries. Particularly it is a major public health concern among adolescents. We investigated the factors affecting suicidal ideation among female Korean adolescents who had experienced sexual intercourse. Methods: This study was a secondary data analysis using the 18th Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey, conducted using a complex sampling design in 2022. A complex sample multiple logistic regression was performed to analyze data of 1,166 female students who had experienced sexual intercourse. Results: Among the general characteristics, significant differences in suicidal ideation depending on grade, household income, living with family, academic achievement, and allergic dermatitis were observed (P<0.05). Additionally, the factors significantly associated with suicidal ideation were contraceptive use, mental health (generalized anxiety disorder, depressive symptoms, loneliness, and stress), current smoking, drinking, insufficient sleep, and insufficient breakfast consumption (P<0.05). Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that the factors affecting suicidal ideation were generalized anxiety disorder, perceived stress, loneliness, depressive symptom, and smartphone addiction. Conclusion: For female adolescents with sexual experience, negative mental health and smartphone addiction needed to be managed to reduce suicidal ideation.

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Do lifestyle risk behaviors affect anxiety, depressive symptoms, and suicidal ideation among adolescents?

Cited by 14 publications

References 33 publications

Prevalence of unhealthy behaviors and their associations with non-suicidal self-injury, suicidal ideation and suicide attempt among Chinese adolescents

Prevalence of unhealthy behaviors and their associations with non-suicidal self-injury, suicidal ideation and suicide attempt among Chinese adolescents

Quantifying the benefits of healthy lifestyle behaviors and emotional expressivity in lowering the risk of COVID-19 infection: a national survey of Chinese population

Factors Influencing Suicidal Ideation in Korean Female Adolescents with Sexual Intercourse Experience

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