Do Physical Activity, BMI, and Wellbeing Affect Logical Thinking?

Skurvydas, Albertas; Lisinskienė, Aušra; Majauskienė, Daiva; Valančiene, Dovilė; Dadelienė, Rūta; Fatkulina, Natalja; Šarkauskienė, Asta

doi:10.3390/ijerph19116631

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“…EI is concerned with understanding the self and others as well as adapting to successfully cope with environmental demands [8]. EI can also affect logical thinking as it is correlated negatively with logical thinking and stress, while logical thinking weakens with age, as recently reported [9]. PA and EI are correlated positively in all dimensions.…”

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Physical Activity, Body Image, and Emotional Intelligence Differences in Adults with Overweight and Obesity

Gilyana,

Batrakoulis,

Zisi

2023

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Physical activity (PA) and emotional intelligence (EI) are integral parts of human nature. Body image (BI) and body mass index (BMI) may be indications of the psycho-emotional and physical health of human beings. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between PA and EI of Greek adults living with overweight and obesity, as well as to identify the BI and EI differences in this population. A cross-sectional study design was used, involving 216 participants (65% females) of whom 51.4% were young adults (20–40 years), 48.6% were middle-aged adults (41–60 years), while 51.4% of participants were living with overweight or obesity. According to the results, all indicators of PA had very low correlations with EI factors, while statistically significant correlations were observed only for PA at work and the total score of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire with the use of emotions (r = 0.16 and r = 0.17, respectively, p < 0.05). Women had significantly higher EI scores than men regarding the care and empathy factor, while the individuals with obesity had lower scores in the use of emotions factor. Regarding BI, young adults who were satisfied with their BI had better control of feelings than the middle-aged adult counterparts. In conclusion, BI satisfaction and EI may differ between individuals living with overweight and obesity in both genders. Younger individuals with obesity may compensate better for their BI and better control their emotions. On the other side, PA does not seem to have an important role in these associations.

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Physical Activity, Body Image, and Emotional Intelligence Differences in Adults with Overweight and Obesity

Gilyana,

Batrakoulis,

Zisi

2023

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“…Furthermore, we did not find works on the possible (if at all possible) associations between the PA paradox and emotional intelligence (EI) and perceived stress and effectiveness of logical thinking. Our previous studies showed that there is a significant positive correlation between PA and EI, but there is no such correlation between logical thinking and PA [ 6 , 7 , 31 , 32 ]. However, in those studies, we only measured overall moderate to vigorous PA (MVPA) and did not differentiate between work-related and leisure-time PA. Based on the research cited above, we hypothesise that the PA paradox (i.e.…”

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Leisure-time physical activity improves happiness, health, and mood profile better than work-related physical activity

Skurvydas,

Istomina,

Dadeliene

et al. 2024

PLoS ONE

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Background In an online survey of Lithuanian adults (n = 1140) aged 18 to 64 years, we sought to better understand the factors influencing the structure of physical activity (PA). We hypothesised that the PA paradox (i.e. the benefits of PA will be much greater during leisure-time than work-related or household moderate to vigorous PA) occurs more subjectively for psychological well-being indicators, than physiological well-being indicators, and should not depend on age or gender. Methods An online questionnaire was distributed as to potential participants through the Facebook social networking website within the period May 2021 to December 2021. PA was assessed using the long version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). Mood responses were assessed using the Brunel Mood Scale (BRUMS-LTU). Emotional intelligence was assessed using the Schutte Self-Report Emotional Intelligence Test (SSREIT). Perceived stress was assessed using the 10-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10). Descriptive analysis, a two-way analysis of variance, and linear regression analysis were used to interpret the data. Results The results revealed that a PA paradox occurred in women and men in terms of health, happiness, vigour and perceived stress, and only in women according to morbidity and overeating. According to the regression analysis, women’s and men’s subjective health (β = 0.135; p < 0.001), happiness (β = 0.084; p = 0.018) and vigour (β = 0.169; p < 0.001) were significantly positively, and perceived stress (β = -0.088; p = 0.009) negatively correlated (regardless of age) only with leisure-time moderate to vigorous PA. ‘Healthy’, i.e. the amount of leisure-time PA in men decreases with age, while it does not change in women. Conclusions We believe that this study has expanded a clearer understanding of the PA paradox and its possible application to improving the health of individuals of different age groups.

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“…Growing evidence-based research indicates that various forms and amounts of physical activity (PA) are effective in combating many chronic diseases [1,2], improving well-being and mental health [3][4][5][6][7][8][9], and reducing all-cause mortality [10]. The effect of PA on various body functions is rather speci c; i.e., it depends on the nonlinear manner of muscle work intensity, duration, and load "doses" [11][12][13][14][15][16][17]2].…”

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Association between Body Mass Index Structure and Physical Activity, Sleep, Sedentary Behavior, Health, Stress, Emotional Intelligence, and Healthy Eating: A Study of 8,759 People in Lithuania

Skurvydas

Lisinskienė

Majauskienė

et al. 2022

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Objective: To determine how the body mass index (BMI) structure (underweight, normal weight, overweight, and obesity grades I and II) affects the physical activity structure (light physical activity, moderate physical activity, and vigorous physical activity), sleep, sedentary behaviour, eating habits, stress, depression, health, and emotional intelligence.Results: We determined that health and stress depended on the BMI structure only among women and Emotional Intelligence depended on the body mass index structure only among men. Emotional Intelligence was higher among overweight and obese men than normal weight and underweight men. We found that light physical activity in women and men, and especially vigorous physical activity METs structures, sedentary, significantly were associated with the BMI structure, whereas sleep METs didn’t depend on the BMI structure in women and men. As BMI increases, vigorous physical activity significantly decreases in men and women. We identified a significant direct correlation relationship between vigorous physical activity and eating breakfast. We found that of all energy expenditure determinants vigorous physical activity had the best correlation with the BMI structure among women and men. We identified that BMI was closely and directly associated with the frequencies of overeating and skipping breakfast among women and men.

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Do Physical Activity, BMI, and Wellbeing Affect Logical Thinking?

Cited by 7 publications

References 75 publications

Physical Activity, Body Image, and Emotional Intelligence Differences in Adults with Overweight and Obesity

Physical Activity, Body Image, and Emotional Intelligence Differences in Adults with Overweight and Obesity

Leisure-time physical activity improves happiness, health, and mood profile better than work-related physical activity

Association between Body Mass Index Structure and Physical Activity, Sleep, Sedentary Behavior, Health, Stress, Emotional Intelligence, and Healthy Eating: A Study of 8,759 People in Lithuania

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