Association between the Physical Activity Behavioral Profile and Sedentary Time with Subjective Well-Being and Mental Health in Chilean University Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic
| Autor: | Daniel Reyes-Molina, Jesús Alonso-Cabrera, Gabriela Nazar, Maria Antonia Parra-Rizo, Rafael Zapata-Lamana, Cristian Sanhueza-Campos, Igor Cigarroa |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Universities SARS-CoV-2 Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health COVID-19 physical activity subjective well-being mental health university students Cross-Sectional Studies Mental Health Humans Female Chile Sedentary Behavior Students Exercise Pandemics |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; Volume 19; Issue 4; Pages: 2107 |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| Popis: | Objective: To analyze the association between the behavioral profile of physical activity and sedentary time with subjective well-being and mental health in university students during the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile. Methods: Cross-sectional study in a voluntary sample of 469 university students (22.4 ± 0.19 years; 66% women). According to students’ self-reports of physical activity and sedentary time, four behavioral profiles were created to investigate their association with subjective well-being and mental health using one-factor ANOVA that was adjusted to a multifactorial model. Results: The physically inactive and sedentary behavior profile presents the lowest levels of subjective well-being (p < 0.001), positive affective experiences (p < 0.001) and general mental health (p = 0.001). When adjusting for confounding variables, it was observed that the physically active and non-sedentary profile was associated with better general mental health (p < 0.01) in contrast to those who are physically active and sedentary. Conclusions: Chilean university students with a physically inactive and sedentary profile during the pandemic presented worse well-being and mental health, with a sedentary lifestyle being one of the variables that most affects the mental health of these students. Therefore, measures should be implemented to encourage this population to maintain adequate levels of physical activity and reduce sedentary times. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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