Are perceived barriers to physical activity related to depression, anxiety and stress among adolescents? The EHDLA study.

Autor: de Camargo EM; Department of Physical Education, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil., Chen S; Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia., López-Bueno R; Department of Physical Medicine and Nursing, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain., Mesas AE; Health and Social Research Center, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Cuenca, Spain., Bizzozero-Peroni B; Health and Social Research Center, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Cuenca, Spain.; Higher Institute of Physical Education, Universidad de la República, Rivera, Uruguay., Martín-Calvo N; IdiSNA, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.; Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.; Pathophysiology of Obesity and Nutrition, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain., Jiménez-López E; Health and Social Research Center, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Cuenca, Spain.; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain., López-Gil JF; One Health Research Group, Universidad de Las Américas, Quito, Ecuador.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: BMJ open sport & exercise medicine [BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med] 2024 Sep 23; Vol. 10 (3), pp. e002069. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Sep 23 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI: 10.1136/bmjsem-2024-002069
Abstrakt: Objective: The aim of this study was twofold: first, to examine the association between perceived barriers to physical activity (PA) practice and depression, anxiety and stress in a sample of Spanish adolescents; and second, to determine which barriers are specifically associated with depression, anxiety and stress.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted with 765 adolescents aged 12-17 (55.6% girls) in the Valle of Ricote , Murcia, Spain. Depression, anxiety and stress symptoms were assessed using the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21), with validated cut points employed to determine the presence of each of these mental conditions. The perception of barriers to PA was assessed using a validated questionnaire for the Spanish adolescent population.
Results: The barrier 'Because I feel that my physical appearance is worse than that of others' was related to a higher likelihood of having depression (OR=2.41; 95% CI 1.35 to 4.28; p=0.003), anxiety (OR=2.65; 95% CI 1.51 to 4.71; p=0.001) and stress (OR=2.82; 95% CI 1.59 to 5.07; p<0.001). Similarly, the barrier 'Because nobody encourages me to engage in physical activity' was related to a higher likelihood of having depression (OR=1.92; 95% CI 1.08 to 3.43; p=0.026), anxiety (OR=1.97; 95% CI 1.11 to 3.50; p=0.021) and stress (OR=1.99; 95% CI 1.12 to 3.59; p=0.021).
Conclusion: Perceived barriers to PA related to physical appearance and social support seem to be associated with a greater likelihood of depression, anxiety and stress among Spanish adolescents.
Competing Interests: None declared.
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Databáze: MEDLINE