Leisure time physical activity and depressive symptoms among adolescents in Sweden

Ma, Li; Hagquist, Curt; Kleppang, Annette Løvheim

doi:10.1186/s12889-020-09022-8

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“…There is abundant evidence that the antidepressant effects could emerge with non-medical intervention represented by leisure-time physical activity (LPA) in teenagers' ( 9 – 11 ), middle-aged ( 12 ) and elder ( 13 – 15 ) groups. A recent meta-analysis, which included 49 unique prospective cohort studies and 266,939 participants, found that people with high levels of physical activity had lower odds of developing depression compared with low levels (adjusted OR = 0.83, 95% CI: 0.79 ~ 0.88; I 2 = 0.00) ( 16 ).…”

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Relationship between leisure-time physical activity and depressive symptoms under different levels of dietary inflammatory index

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Depressive symptoms are major public health problems. Leisure-time Physical activity (LPA) and dietary inflammatory preference are emerging factors that tends to affect the mental health status. There is limited evidence regarding the joint influence of LPA and dietary status on the prevalence of depression. This study was a cross-sectional study, which used a nationwide represented sample from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) to assess the relationship among LPA, diet status and depression. Depression and LPA status was reported by the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and Physical Activity Questionnaire (PAQ), respectively. To assess dietary inflammatory preferences, dietary inflammatory index (DII) was applied based on a 24-h dietary recall interview. A total of 11,078 subjects was included in this study and weighted participants were 89,682,020. Weighted multivariable linear regression showed that DII was negatively associated with LPA after full adjustment, with β (95% CI): −0.487 (−0.647, −0.327). Weighted multivariable logistic regression showed that LPA was significantly associated with depressive symptoms after full adjustment, with odds ratios OR (95% CIs): 0.986 (0.977, 0.995). By DII stratification analysis, this phenomenon was also existed in groups with anti-inflammatory diet. Mediation effect analysis was further performed, which showed that DII significantly mediating the association between LPA and depression with proportion mediated as 3.94%. Our findings indicated the mediating role of DII in the association between LPA condition and incident depression. More well-designed studies are still needed to validate the causal relationship.

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“…Hobbies such as sports and arts generally associate with positive mental health of those involved [20,21]. Children and adolescents with active leisure time activities have been documented to have fewer psychological symptoms than their peers without these activities [22][23][24]. People's behavior and perception of themselves is widely linked to those social groups, where they belong.…”

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Social leisure time activities as a mediating link between self-reported psychological symptoms in adolescence and psychiatric morbidity by young adulthood: the Northern Finland 1986 Birth Cohort study

Johanna

Niemelä

Hakko

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Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry

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Research indicates that adolescent psychological symptoms are associated with subsequent mental health disorders. Studies also show the association of leisure activity with improved current and future mental health. However, research is limited on whether social leisure time activity is a mediating link in the association between psychological symptoms and later psychiatric morbidity. We examined whether adolescence-related social leisure time activity, per se, is a mediating link in the association between adolescent psychological symptoms and later psychiatric morbidity. The study population was based on the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986 Study (NFBC 1986; n = 6709; 3227 males). Psychological symptoms at age 15–16 years were measured with the Youth Self Report (YSR) questionnaire. Study participants’ psychiatric morbidity by the age of 33 years was assessed using the diagnoses from the nationwide health care registers. Our results showed an association between psychological symptoms and leisure time activities that varied depending on the level of social activity. Leisure time activity was found to be a mediating link between psychological symptoms in adolescence and psychiatric disorders in early adulthood. Adolescence-related leisure time activities, which differed with regard to social interactions, appeared to serve as a mediating link between adolescent psychological symptoms and later onset of psychiatric disorders. Socially active leisure time during adolescence is related to better long-term mental health, while socially inactive leisure time associates with the likelihood of later psychiatric morbidity. To prevent psychiatric disorders, enhancing such leisure time activities in society is highly recommended.

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“…Adolescents who participated in physical activities in their free time daily, weekly, or monthly were substantially less likely to feel frequently depressed than those who were physically inactive (Ma, 2020).…”

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“…Li Ma, 2020 The aim of this study was to explore how leisure-time physical activity was associated with depressive symptoms among adolescents in Sweden.…”

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Systematic review of the impact of physical activity on depression and anxiety symptoms

Ioan¹,

Oraviţan

2022

J Physical Educ & Hum Mov

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By 2020, depression is estimated to be the main cause of disability and the second leading contributor to the global burden of disease, affecting 340 million people worldwide [1]. Influence a person's thinking, actions, motivation, emotions, and well-being. Anhedonia is thought to be the primary symptom of depression, which refers to a loss of interest or pleasure in various activities that normally bring individuals happiness. Depression is a symptom of mood disorders, including major depressive disorder and dysthymia [2]. This review aims to describe the scientific literature that has explored the influence and effect of physical activity on symptoms of depression. Using the electronic databases Scopus, Psycho-info, CINAHL, PubMed and ProQuest, Google Scholar, and Research Gate, I was able to locate publications on this issue using the following keywords: physical activity, physical effort, depression, depressive symptom, and anxiety. Physical activity is a significant role in reducing the symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress, independent of the subject's age, gender, or medical condition, as demonstrated by the 17 studies included in this study.

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Leisure time physical activity and depressive symptoms among adolescents in Sweden

Cited by 20 publications

References 22 publications

Relationship between leisure-time physical activity and depressive symptoms under different levels of dietary inflammatory index

Relationship between leisure-time physical activity and depressive symptoms under different levels of dietary inflammatory index

Social leisure time activities as a mediating link between self-reported psychological symptoms in adolescence and psychiatric morbidity by young adulthood: the Northern Finland 1986 Birth Cohort study

Systematic review of the impact of physical activity on depression and anxiety symptoms

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