The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on weight gain, physical activity and mental health among Turkish university students

Soysal, Ayşe Nur Oymak; Şimşek, Şule; Özdemir, Atiye Kaş; Aslan, Ümmühan Baş

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“…Frontiers in Neuroscience 11 frontiersin.org negative impact on their mental health (Soysal et al, 2023). The third topical area in this field is negative behaviors that affect the mental health of college students, such as risk factors, sedentary behavior, prevalence, sleep, and psychological (blue cluster).…”

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Research trends of exercise therapy of college students in depression from 2002 to 2022: a bibliometric analysis

Ai,

Yuan,

Meng

et al. 2023

Front. Neurosci.

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BackgroundDepression is a serious psychological disorder that college students are experiencing. College students’ depression problems, which can be caused by various factors, have been easily ignored and untreated. In recent years, exercise, as a low-cost and easily accessible method for treating depression, has attracted widespread attention. The purpose of this study is to use bibliometrics to explore the hotspots and trends in the field of exercise therapy of college students in depression from 2002 to 2022.MethodsWe retrieved relevant literature from the Web of Science (WoS), PubMed, and Scopus databases, and generated a ranking table to describe the core productivity in the field. We used VOSViewer software to generate network maps of authors, countries, co-cited journals, and co-occurring keywords to help us better understand the scientific collaboration patterns, potential disciplinary foundations, as well as research hotspots and trends in this field.ResultsFrom 2002 to 2022, a total of 1,397 articles related to exercise therapy of college students in depression were selected. The key findings of this study are as follows: (1) the number of publications has gradually increased, especially after 2019; (2) United States and its affiliated higher education institutions have made significant contributions to the development of this field; (3) there are multiple research groups in this field, but their connections are relatively limited; (4) the field is relatively interdisciplinary, primarily a convergence of behavioral science, public health, and psychology; (5) based on co-occurring keyword analysis, six main themes were summarized: health-promoting factors, body image, negative behaviors, increased stress, depression coping strategies, and diet.ConclusionOur study illustrates the research hotspots and trends for the research of exercise therapy of college students in depression, presents some challenges and new insights, and provides valuable information for further research.

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Research trends of exercise therapy of college students in depression from 2002 to 2022: a bibliometric analysis

Ai,

Yuan,

Meng

et al. 2023

Front. Neurosci.

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“…Among these changes, the lack of physical activity and bad eating habits had an important impact on the population's health, such as overweight and obesity. (King et al, 2020; Navarro‐Cruz, et al, 2021; Santana et al, 2021; Soysal et al, 2023). In this sense, two independent studies reported that harmful changes in eating habits during the pandemic led to weight gain among university students in Chile (Navarro‐Cruz et al, 2021) and Turkey (Soysal et al, 2023) and was related to an increase in depressive symptoms (Soysal et al, 2023).…”

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“…(King et al, 2020; Navarro‐Cruz, et al, 2021; Santana et al, 2021; Soysal et al, 2023). In this sense, two independent studies reported that harmful changes in eating habits during the pandemic led to weight gain among university students in Chile (Navarro‐Cruz et al, 2021) and Turkey (Soysal et al, 2023) and was related to an increase in depressive symptoms (Soysal et al, 2023). Furthermore, habit changes due to social isolation may be related to the appearance of new pathologies and clinical worsening of diseases such as dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, hypertension, and visceral obesity (King et al, 2020).…”

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The relationship between anxiety and COVID‐19‐associated isolation and lifestyle changes in the university community as a result of the SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic

Leser,

Araújo Ribeiro,

Dalsente Romano da Silva

et al. 2023

Mental Health Science

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In 2020, the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus outbreak emerged as a public health emergency. Three years later, we are still assessing the effects caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID‐19) and by the lifestyle changes due to prevention measures, like social isolation. Here, we assessed the profile of both the anxiety screening scores and anthropometric variables in the university community, associated with the isolation due to the COVID‐19 pandemic. We analyzed social and epidemiological associated factors for anxiety and weight change to address and better identify the physical and mental conditions aggravated during the pandemic. This is a cross‐sectional study based on the 7‐item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale questionnaire applied virtually to university students and professors in the State of Rio de Janeiro (n = 480). In our population cohort, we showed that the majority of individuals showed moderate to severe anxiety and increased body weight during the COVID‐19 pandemic. The major demographic associated factors for higher anxiety levels were young age, female gender, and low family income. The main modifiable associated factors for both anxiety and weight gain were the negative changes in living habits. In addition, there was a trend toward severe anxiety and greater weight change in people with increased time in social isolation. In view of these results, we suggest that bad habits, adopted during the COVID‐19 pandemic, were the main reason for the high anxiety levels found in the studied population.

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The relationship between depression, healthy lifestyle behaviors and internet addiction: a cross-sectional study of the athlete university students in Turkey

Çelik

Haney

2023

Front. Psychiatry

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IntroductionMental health research exists for university students in the areas of prevalence and association of depression, internet addiction and healthy lifestyle behaviors. However, the studies examining prevalence rates and these relationships in athlete university students are needed. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between depression, healthy lifestyle behaviors and internet addiction among athlete university students in Turkey.MethodsA cross-sectional design was conducted, measuring depression using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, healthy lifestyle behaviors (HPLP-II), and internet addiction (YIAT-SF). Predictive factors associated with depressive symptoms were estimated using binary logistic regression.ResultsOf the 501 participants, 61.3% were male, with a mean age of 21.45 years (SD: 3.19). Student-athletes were at risk of depressive symptoms (76.4%), internet addiction (34.4%) and had moderate healthy lifestyle behaviors (130.41 ± 22.93). No significant differences were found for age, smoking, time spent on social network, number of sports days, number of social networks use for depressive symptoms (p > 0.05), however significant differences were found for depressive symptoms by sex and living with family status (p < 0.05). Pathological internet addiction (OR: 12.74, 95% CI: 2.91–55.77) and low spiritual growth (OR: 0.854, 95% CI: 0.79–0.92) were found to be predictors of depressive symptoms within the athlete university students (p < 0.001).ConclusionThe athlete university students are at increased risk for depressive symptoms and internet addiction and decreased healthy lifestyle behaviors. It is essential to establish programs to improve the mental health of students in universities and to strengthen the psychological counseling services offered to students. These findings can assist universities in establishing effective measures to improve mental health outcomes.

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The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on weight gain, physical activity and mental health among Turkish university students

Cited by 3 publications

References 43 publications

Research trends of exercise therapy of college students in depression from 2002 to 2022: a bibliometric analysis

Research trends of exercise therapy of college students in depression from 2002 to 2022: a bibliometric analysis

The relationship between anxiety and COVID‐19‐associated isolation and lifestyle changes in the university community as a result of the SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic

The relationship between depression, healthy lifestyle behaviors and internet addiction: a cross-sectional study of the athlete university students in Turkey

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