Specific associations between types of physical activity and components of mental health

Asztalos, Melinda; Wijndaele, Katrien; Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse De; Philippaerts, Renaat; Matton, Lynn; Duvigneaud, Nathalie; Thomis, Martine; Duquet, William; Lefevre, Johan; Cardon, Greet

doi:10.1016/j.jsams.2008.06.009

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“…Participants in the program community reported a mean time spent in sports of 156 min/week, which is comparable to the 165 min/week of sports participation found by a representative study on sports participation in Flanders. 23 Citizens of control communities thus showed an average sports participation far below the average in Flanders. This was expected due to high ethnicity and the low average income of the communities.…”

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“…A sports participation index was computed by summing hours per week spent in total for the different sports. 23 Community Sports Program Respondents were asked two simple questions concerning the program: "Do you know the community sports program; have you already participated in one of the activities of the community sports program." (yes or no) These questions provide us information about the visible aspects of the community sports project.…”

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A Capacity Building Approach to Increase Sports Participation in Disadvantaged Urban Communities: A Multilevel Analysis

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Recent evidence showed that community capacity building is one of the key methods to reach health improvements within disadvantaged communities. Physical activity and sports participation are important means to reach health improvements. This study investigates a capacity building method which aims at increasing sports participation in the community, especially for individuals at higher risk of sports deprivation. The main aims of the present study, are the following: (1) to examine differences in sports participation between individuals living in communities implementing a sports-based capacity building program and individuals living in communities without such capacity building program and (2) to investigate if the community sports program reaches the individuals known to experience higher barriers to engage in sports. In Flanders, Belgium, five disadvantaged urban communities implementing the community capacity building program (program communities) and four without (control communities) were selected based on similarity of sociodemographic and environmental characteristics. Two hundred adults (aged 18-56 years) per community were randomly selected and visited at home to fill out a questionnaire on sociodemographics, sports participation, and the community sports program. A sample of 414 adults participated in the study. Results showed that adults from program communities reported on average 96 min/week more participation in sports than their counterparts living in control communities. Furthermore, 61.3 % of the individuals of program communities indicated to engage in sports, whereas in control communities, this was only 42.4 %. Respondents at higher risk of sports deprivation also engaged in significantly more sports participation in program communities than those in control communities. This difference was also noted for groups that are not related with sports deprivation. These results are promising and plead for a community capacity building approach to increase sports participation in disadvantaged communities.

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“…Stress and mental fatigue are the greatest risk factor of psychological well-being and mental health in human life (Asztalos et al 2009), specifically among university students (Baghurst and Kelley 2014). Restoration experience in green spaces is suggested as a positive action against excess stress.…”

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Investigation into University Students Restoration Experience: The Effects of Perceived Sensory Dimension and Perceived Restorativeness

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Salutogenic landscape with its health-promoting qualities is a solution for ever-increasing problem of stress for university students as a vulnerable group. Based on nature related theories, natural environments could have a salutary effect on psychological restoration through stress alleviation. There is a body of research on investigating the impact of open green space characteristics for increasing of psychological restoration through framework of attention restoration theory and supportive environment theory. However, there is little knowledge on how the interaction among these characteristics could promote perceived restoration experience (PRE). To address this problem, using perceived sensory dimension (PSD) for open green space qualities and Perceived Restorativeness (PR) as properties of restorative environments, this study assessed the extent to which the PSD and PR impact on PRE. Using 444 screened data, the mediation effect of PR on the association of PSD to PRE is shown as well as the validity and reliability of proposed relationships. 'Serene', 'space', 'prospect', 'rich in species' and 'nature' were the most influential PSDs on PRE through their higher effect on perceived characteristics of 'fascination' and 'compatibility'. These results provide information within landscape architecture and planning to promote the development of open spaces as resources for psychological restoration and stress relief.

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“…Stress and mental fatigue are the greatest risk factor of psychological well-being and mental health in human life (Asztalos et al, 2009). Restoration experience in green spaces as a positive action against excess stress is recharging of the resources, which are diminished in performing of daily life tasks (Han, 2003).…”

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Structural Model to Describe Restoration Experience From The Impact of Environmental Qualities and Mediation Effect of Perceived Restorativeness

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Abstract:Restoration experience is a positive response against the ever-increasing problem of stress. It is recovery of attentional capacity, clearing random thoughts and feelings of relaxation and calmness. Although there is a body of research on investigating the impact of open green space characteristics on psycho-logical restoration through attention restoration theory and supportive environment theory, there is little knowledge on how the interaction among these characteristics could promote restorative outcomes. To address this problem, using Perceived Sensory Dimension (PSD) for open green space qualities and Perceived Restorativeness (PR) as the property of restorative environment, this study assessed the extent to which the PSD and PR impact on restoration experience. Using 444 screened surveys, a Partial Least Square Structural Equation Model (PLS-SEM) was developed and the validity and reliability of it, was demonstrated. Extensive analysis of the results showed how environmental qualities can promote restoration experience using a sample of university students. These results provide information for landscape architecture and planning researchers to promote the development of open spaces as a resource of psychological restoration and stress relief.

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Specific associations between types of physical activity and components of mental health

Cited by 104 publications

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A Capacity Building Approach to Increase Sports Participation in Disadvantaged Urban Communities: A Multilevel Analysis

A Capacity Building Approach to Increase Sports Participation in Disadvantaged Urban Communities: A Multilevel Analysis

Investigation into University Students Restoration Experience: The Effects of Perceived Sensory Dimension and Perceived Restorativeness

Structural Model to Describe Restoration Experience From The Impact of Environmental Qualities and Mediation Effect of Perceived Restorativeness

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