定期的な身体活動は、青少年のメンタルヘルスを改善し、行動上の困難を改善する可能性があることが、研究により示唆されています。 Regular physical activity can improve adolescents’ mental health and help with behavioural difficulties, research suggests.
2023-03-01 エディンバラ大学
身体活動は、子供たちの過活動性や、怒りっぽい、他の子供たちとの戦い、嘘つき、盗むなどの行動問題を減らすことにも関連していた。
この研究は、青少年の精神的健康と運動に関する包括的なアプローチを提供する最初のものである。青少年の健康的なアクティブなライフスタイルを支援することが重要であると研究者たちは述べています。
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- https://www.ed.ac.uk/news/2023/exercise-can-help-mental-health-in-pre-teen-years
- https://www.research.ed.ac.uk/en/publications/associations-between-objectively-measured-physical-activity-and-m
思春期初期における客観的に測定された身体活動と精神的健康および行動との関連性 Associations between objectively measured physical activity and mental health and behaviour in early adolescence
Josephine N. Booth, Andy R. Ness, Carol Joinson, Phillip D. Tomporowski, James M. E. Boyle, Sam D. Leary, John J. Reilly
Mental Health and Physical Activity Published:Mar 2023
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mhpa.2022.100497
Abstract
Background
We examined associations between objectively-measured physical activity, depressive-symptoms, and emotional and behavioural difficulties in adolescents from a UK cohort.
Method
Data from 4755 participants (45% male) from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) with physical activity assessed by accelerometry at age 11 was analysed. Indication of depressive symptoms (Short Moods and Feelings questionnaire) were obtained from parental reports at age 11 and self-reports at age 13. Behavioural and emotional problems were assessed by parents and teachers at age 11 and 13 using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ).
Results
At age 11, males averaged 29 minutes (SD = 17) of daily moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) compared with 18 minutes (SD = 12) among females. Higher MVPA at age 11 was associated with decreased depressive-symptoms in females at age 11 after adjusting for confounders. Among males, a positive change in MVPA between the ages of 11 and 13 was associated with a reduction in depressive symptoms. Negative associations were also found between MVPA at age 11 and the emotional symptoms scale of the SDQ at age 11 and age 13 in females. Higher MVPA predicted a decreased score on the hyperactivity subscale of the SDQ at 11 and 13 for both sexes. All effect sizes were small.
Conclusions
Higher MVPA was associated with reduced depressive symptoms, behavioural and emotional-difficulties in early adolescence, however the magnitude of effects was small. Efforts to support MVPA in this age group are therefore warranted.
