Sedentary behavior and physical activity predicting depressive symptoms in adolescents beyond attributes of health-related physical fitness Metadata
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Title
- Main Title Sedentary behavior and physical activity predicting depressive symptoms in adolescents beyond attributes of health-related physical fitness
Creator
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Author: Farren, Gene L.Creator Type: PersonalCreator Info: University of North Texas
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Author: Zhang, TaoCreator Type: PersonalCreator Info: University of North Texas
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Author: Gu, XiangliCreator Type: PersonalCreator Info: University of North Texas
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Author: Thomas, KatherineCreator Type: PersonalCreator Info: University of North Texas
Publisher
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Name: Elsevier Science Ltd.Place of Publication: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Date
- Creation: 2017-03-22
Language
- English
Description
- Content Description: This article investigates whether sedentary behavior and fitness-producing activity predicted depression in active adolescents over and above gender and fitness attributes.
- Physical Description: 8 p.
Subject
- Keyword: accelerometers
- Keyword: adolescent health
- Keyword: cardiorespiratory fitness
- Keyword: fitnessgram
- Keyword: mental health
- Keyword: moderate-to-vigorous-intensity activity
Source
- Journal: Journal of Sport and Health Science, 7, Elsevier, March 22, 2017, pp. 1-8
Citation
- Publication Title: Journal of Sport and Health Science
- Volume: 7
- Page Start: 489
- Page End: 496
- Peer Reviewed: True
Collection
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Name: UNT Scholarly WorksCode: UNTSW
Institution
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Name: UNT College of EducationCode: UNTCED
Rights
- Rights Access: public
- Rights License: by-nc-nd
Resource Type
- Article
Format
- Text
Identifier
- DOI: 10.1016/j.jshs.2017.03.008
- Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc1404237
Degree
- Academic Department: Kinesiology, Health Promotion, and Recreation
Note
- Display Note: Abstract: Background: Sedentary behavior (SB), physical activity (PA), and attributes of physical fitness have been shown to be related to depressive symptoms in adolescents. The purpose of the present study was to investigate whether SB and fitness-producing activity predicted depression in active adolescents over and above gender and fitness attributes. Methods: Participants were 249 adolescents (age: 12.85 ± 0.89 years, mean ± SD) from 3 public middle schools who wore Actical accelerometers to assess their SB and PA. Participants also completed the FITNESSGRAM health-related fitness assessment and a brief depression questionnaire. A 3-step hierarchical regression analysis was conducted with gender and fitness attributes (i.e., body mass index (BMI), maximal volume oxygen uptake (VO2max), curlups, and pushups), moderate-and vigorous-intensity activity, and SB entered in respective steps. Results: Regression analysis indicated activity variables (i.e., moderate- and vigorous-intensity activity) significantly predicted depression (ΔR2=0.12, p<0.01) beyond gender and fitness attributes. Overall, gender, fitness attributes, activity variables, SB explained 31% of the variance in depression. Structure coefficients revealed VO2max (rs=-0.77), moderate-intensity activity (rx=-0.67), vigorous-intensity activity (rs=-0.81) and SB (rs=0.57) were substantially correlated with the criterion variable; thus, they were the strongest predictors of depression. Conclusion: The findings of the current study indicated SB and PA were both significant predictors of depression; however, sufficient fitness-producing activity and adequate cardiorespiratory fitness may nullify the negative influence of SB on depressive symptoms in active adolescents.