Cent Eur J Public Health 2021, 29(3):201-208 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a6813

Physical activity and mental health. Is achieving the physical activity guidelines associated with less depressive symptoms among undergraduates at the University of Turku, Finland?

Walid El Ansari1, 2, 3, 4, Abdul Salam5
1 Department of Surgery, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar
2 College of Medicine, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
3 Weill Cornell Medicine, Doha, Qatar
4 School of Health and Education, University of Skövde, Skövde, Sweden
5 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Objectives: Virtually no previous research assessed physical activity (PA) of university students in Finland, and their associations with depressive symptoms, whilst simultaneously controlling for potential confounders.

Methods: Students at the University of Turku (1,177) completed an online health and wellbeing questionnaire that assessed depressive symptoms (22 items), as well as their achievement of the guidelines of four forms of low, moderate, vigorous, and muscle strengthening PA (LPA, MPA, VPA, MSPA, respectively). We explored the associations of depressive symptoms with these PA forms, accounting for socio-demographic and health confounders (age, gender, year of study, marital status, accommodation during semesters, self-rated health).

Results: Achievement of PA guidelines was generally low for these young adult Finnish undergraduates. Bivariate relationships (no controlling for confounders) between depressive symptoms and four forms of PA guidelines achievement showed that in males, good/very good/excellent self-rated health, and achievement of the MSPA guidelines were significantly negatively associated with depressive symptoms. Conversely, low PA was significantly positively associated with depressive symptoms. Multiple regression (controlling for confounders) showed that achievement of the MSPA guidelines was independently significantly negatively associated with depressive symptoms; and whilst achievement of the MPA and VPA guidelines was negatively associated with depressive symptoms, the relationships did not reach statistical significance. Likewise, low PA was positively associated with depressive symptoms, but the relationships were again not statistically significant.

Conclusion: Universities would benefit from multipronged strategies and approaches employing effective interventions aimed at improving students' general awareness of their health and promoting more physically active lifestyles among students.

Klíčová slova: depressive symptoms, physical activity, Finland, university students, mental health

Vloženo: 22. leden 2021; Revidováno: 16. červenec 2021; Přijato: 16. červenec 2021; Zveřejněno: 30. září 2021  Zobrazit citaci

ACS AIP APA ASA Harvard Chicago Chicago Notes IEEE ISO690 MLA NLM Turabian Vancouver
El Ansari W, Salam A. Physical activity and mental health. Is achieving the physical activity guidelines associated with less depressive symptoms among undergraduates at the University of Turku, Finland? Cent Eur J Public Health. 2021;29(3):201-208. doi: 10.21101/cejph.a6813. PubMed PMID: 34623120.
Sdílet...
Stáhnout citaci
  • BibTeX (.bib)
  • Bookends (.ris)
  • EasyBib (.ris)
  • EndNote (.enw)
  • EndNote 8 (.xml)
  • ISI WoS (.isi)
  • Medlars (.medlars)
  • Mendeley (.ris)
  • MODS (.xml)
  • Papers (.ris)
  • RefWorks (.txt)
  • RefManager (.ris)
  • RIS (.ris)
  • MS Word (.xml)
  • Zotero (.ris)
    • Zobrazit celý článek

    Reference

    1. Wolf MR, Rosenstock JB. Inadequate sleep and exercise associated with burnout and depression among medical students. Acad Psychiatry. 2017;41(2):174-9. Přejít k původnímu zdroji... Přejít na PubMed...
    2. Eisenberg D, Gollust SE, Golberstein E, Hefner JL. Prevalence and correlates of depression, anxiety, and suicidality among university students. Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2007;77(4):534-42. Přejít k původnímu zdroji... Přejít na PubMed...
    3. Tyson P, Wilson K, Crone D, Brailsford R, Laws K. Physical activity and mental health in a student population. J Ment Health. 2010;19(6):492-9. Přejít k původnímu zdroji... Přejít na PubMed...
    4. Lun KW, Chan CK, Ip PK, Ma SY, Tsai WW, Wong CS, et al. Depression and anxiety among university students in Hong Kong. Hong Kong Med J. 2018;24(5):466-72. Přejít k původnímu zdroji... Přejít na PubMed...
    5. Mikolajczyk RT, Maxwell AE, El Ansari W, Naydenova V, Stock C, Ilieva S, et al. Prevalence of depressive symptoms in university students from Germany, Denmark, Poland and Bulgaria. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2008;43(2):105-12. Přejít k původnímu zdroji... Přejít na PubMed...
    6. El Ansari W, Stock C, Phillips C, Mabhala A, Stoate M, Adetunji H, et al. Does the association between depressive symptomatology and physical activity depend on body image perception? A survey of students from seven universities in the UK. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2011;8(2):281-99. Přejít k původnímu zdroji... Přejít na PubMed...
    7. El Ansari W, Khalil K, Stock C. Symptoms and health complaints and their association with perceived stressors among students at nine Libyan universities. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2014;11(12):12088-107. Přejít k původnímu zdroji... Přejít na PubMed...
    8. Cahuas A, He Z, Zhang Z, Chen W. Relationship of physical activity and sleep with depression in college students. J Am Coll Health. 2020;68(5):557-64. Přejít k původnímu zdroji... Přejít na PubMed...
    9. Loprinzi PD, Wade B. Exercise and cardiorespiratory fitness on subjective memory complaints. Psychol Health Med. 2019;24(6):749-56. Přejít k původnímu zdroji... Přejít na PubMed...
    10. Lee E, Kim Y. Effect of university students' sedentary behavior on stress, anxiety, and depression. Perspect Psychiatr Care. 2019;55(2):164-9. Přejít k původnímu zdroji... Přejít na PubMed...
    11. Raatikainen I, Mäntyselkä P, Vanhala M, Heinonen A, Koponen H, Kautiainen H, et al. Leisure time physical activity and its relation to psychiatric comorbidities in depression. Findings from Finnish Depression and Metabolic Syndrome in Adults (FDMSA) study. J Affect Disord. 2019;259:150-3. Přejít k původnímu zdroji... Přejít na PubMed...
    12. Small M, Bailey-Davis L, Morgan N, Maggs J. Changes in eating and physical activity behaviors across seven semesters of college: living on or off campus matters. Health Educ Behav. 2013;40(4):435-41. Přejít k původnímu zdroji... Přejít na PubMed...
    13. El Ansari W, Adetunji H, Oskrochi R. Food and mental health: relationship between food and perceived stress and depressive symptoms among university students in the United Kingdom. Cent Eur J Public Health. 2014;22(2):90-7. Přejít k původnímu zdroji... Přejít na PubMed...
    14. Iqbal S, Gupta S. Stress, anxiety & depression among medical undergraduate students & their socio-demographic correlates. Indian J Med Res. 2015;141(3):354-7. Přejít k původnímu zdroji... Přejít na PubMed...
    15. Brown WJ, Ford JH, Burton NW, Marshall AL, Dobson AJ. Prospective study of physical activity and depressive symptoms in middle-aged women. Am J Prev Med. 2005;29(4):265-72. Přejít k původnímu zdroji... Přejít na PubMed...
    16. El Ansari W, Salam A. Is achieving the guidelines of four forms of physical activity associated with less self-reported health complaints? Cross-Sectional Study of Undergraduates at the University of Turku, Finland. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020;17(15):5595. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17155595. Přejít k původnímu zdroji... Přejít na PubMed...
    17. El Ansari W, Suominen S, Draper S. Correlates of achieving the guidelines of four forms of physical activity, and the relationship between guidelines achievement and academic performance: undergraduate students in Finland. Cent Eur J Public Health. 2017;25(2):87-95. Přejít k původnímu zdroji... Přejít na PubMed...
    18. Korniloff K, Häkkinen A, Kautiainen H, Koponen H, Peltonen M, Mäntyselkä P, et al. Leisure-time physical activity and metabolic syndrome plus depressive symptoms in the FIN-D2D survey. Prev Med. 2010;51(6):466-70. Přejít k původnímu zdroji... Přejít na PubMed...
    19. El Ansari W, Suominen S, Berg-Beckhoff G. Is healthier nutrition behaviour associated with better self-reported health and less health complaints? Evidence from Turku, Finland. Nutrients. 2015;7(10):8478-90. Přejít k původnímu zdroji... Přejít na PubMed...
    20. El Ansari W, Suominen S, Samara A. Eating habits and dietary intake: is adherence to dietary guidelines associated with importance of healthy eating among undergraduate university students in Finland? Cent Eur J Public Health. 2015;23(4):306-13. Přejít k původnímu zdroji... Přejít na PubMed...
    21. El Ansari W, Salam A, Suominen S. Is alcohol consumption associated with poor perceived academic performance? Survey of undergraduates in Finland. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020;17(4):1369. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17041369. Přejít k původnímu zdroji... Přejít na PubMed...
    22. El Ansari W, Oskrochi R, Haghgoo G. Are students' symptoms and health complaints associated with perceived stress at university? Perspectives from the United Kingdom and Egypt. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2014;11(10):9981-10002. Přejít k původnímu zdroji... Přejít na PubMed...
    23. El Ansari W, Salam A, Suominen S. Prevalence and socio-demographic, academic, health and lifestyle predictors of Illicit drug/s use among university undergraduate students in Finland. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Jul 15;17(14):5094. Přejít k původnímu zdroji... Přejít na PubMed...
    24. El Ansari W, Sebena R, Stock C. Do importance of religious faith and healthy lifestyle modify the relationships between depressive symptoms and four indicators of alcohol consumption? A survey of students across seven universities in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Subst Use Misuse. 2014;49(3):211-20. Přejít k původnímu zdroji... Přejít na PubMed...
    25. El Ansari W, Berg-Beckhoff G. Nutritional correlates of perceived stress among university students in Egypt. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2015;12(11):14164-76. Přejít k původnímu zdroji... Přejít na PubMed...
    26. El Ansari W, Khalil KA, Ssewanyana D, Stock C. Behavioral risk factor clusters among university students at nine universities in Libya. AIMS Public Health. 2018;5(3):296-311. Přejít k původnímu zdroji... Přejít na PubMed...
    27. Seo DC, Nehl E, Agley J, Ma SM. Relations between physical activity and behavioral and perceptual correlates among Midwestern college students. J Am Coll Health. 2007;56(2):187-97. Přejít k původnímu zdroji... Přejít na PubMed...
    28. Haskell WL, Lee IM, Pate RR, Powell KE, Blair SN, Franklin BA, et al. Physical activity and public health: updated recommendation for adults from the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2007;116(9):1081-93. Přejít k původnímu zdroji... Přejít na PubMed...
    29. Beck AT, Steer RA, Ball R, Ranieri W. Comparison of Beck Depression Inventories -IA and -II in psychiatric outpatients. J Pers Assess. 1996;67(3):588-97. Přejít k původnímu zdroji... Přejít na PubMed...
    30. Schmitt M, Maes J. Simplification of the Back-Depression-Inventory (BDI). Diagnostica. 2000;46(1):38-46. (In German.) Přejít k původnímu zdroji...
    31. Schmitt M, Beckmann M, Dusi D, Maes J, Schiller A, Schonauer K. Validity of the simplified Beck Depression Inventory. Diagnostica. 2003;49(4):147-56. (In German.) Přejít k původnímu zdroji...
    32. Schmitt M, Altstoter-Gleich C, Hinz A, Maes J, Brahler E. Norms for the simplified Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-V) in a non-clinical population. Diagnostica. 2006;52(2):51-9. (In German.) Přejít k původnímu zdroji...
    33. Doom JR, Haeffel GJ. Teasing apart the effects of cognition, stress, and depression on health. Am J Health Behav. 2013;37(5):610-9. Přejít k původnímu zdroji... Přejít na PubMed...
    34. Guo F, Tian Y, Zhong F, Wu C, Cui Y, Huang C. Intensity of physical activity and depressive symptoms in college students: Fitness Improvement Tactics in Youth (FITYou) Project. Psychol Res Behav Manag. 2020;13:787-96. Přejít k původnímu zdroji... Přejít na PubMed...
    35. Tsujita N, Akamatsu Y, Nishida MM, Hayashi T, Moritani T. Physical activity, nutritional status, and autonomic nervous system activity in healthy young adults with higher levels of depressive symptoms and matched controls without depressive symptoms: a cross-sectional study. Nutrients. 2020;12(3):690. doi: 10.3390/nu12030690. Přejít k původnímu zdroji... Přejít na PubMed...
    36. Shariat A, Ghannadi S, Anastasio AT, Rostad M, Cleland JA. Novel stretching and strength-building exercise recommendations for computer-based workers during the COVID-19 quarantine. Work. 2020;66(4):739-49. Přejít k původnímu zdroji... Přejít na PubMed...
    37. Motl RW, Konopack JF, McAuley E, Elavsky S, Jerome GJ, Marquez DX. Depressive symptoms among older adults: long-term reduction after a physical activity intervention. J Behav Med. 2005;28(4):385-94. Přejít k původnímu zdroji... Přejít na PubMed...
    38. Faulkner GE, Taylor AH, editors. Exercise, health and mental health: emerging relationships. New York: Routledge; 2005. Přejít k původnímu zdroji...
    39. Penninx BW, Milaneschi Y, Lamers F, Vogelzangs N. Understanding the somatic consequences of depression: biological mechanisms and the role of depression symptom profile. BMC Med. 2013;11:129. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-11-129. Přejít k původnímu zdroji... Přejít na PubMed...
    40. Paolucci EM, Loukov D, Bowdish DME, Heisz JJ. Exercise reduces depression and inflammation but intensity matters. Biol Psychol. 2018;133:79-84. Přejít k původnímu zdroji... Přejít na PubMed...
    41. OECD iLibrary. Finland's mental health challenge [Internet]. OECD; 2020 [cited 2021 Jul 16]. Available from: https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/sites/7d8fd88e-en/index.html?itemId=/content/paper/7d8fd88e-en.
    42. Lee RL, Loke AJ. Health-promoting behaviors and psychosocial well-being of university students in Hong Kong. Public Health Nurs. 2005;22(3):209-20. Přejít na PubMed...

    Zpět na obsah