Login (DCU Staff Only)
Login (DCU Staff Only)

DORAS | DCU Research Repository

Explore open access research and scholarly works from DCU

Advanced Search

Physical activity, mental health and well-being of adults during initial COVID-19 containment strategies: A multi-country cross-sectional analysis

Faulkner, Jamie, O'Brien, Wendy J., McGrane, Bronagh, Wadsworth, Daniel, Batten, John, Askew, Christopher D., Badenhorst, Claire, Byrd, Erin, Coulter, Maura orcid logoORCID: 0000-0001-9406-2349, Graper, Nick, Elliot, Cathrine, Fryer, Simon, Hamlin, Michael J., Jakeman, John, Mackintosh, Kelly A., McNarry, Melitta A., Mitchelmore, Andrew, Murphy, John, Ryan-Stewart, Helen, Saynor, Zoe, Schaumberg, Mia, Stone, Keeron, Stoner, Lee, Stuart, Beth and Lambrick, Danielle (2020) Physical activity, mental health and well-being of adults during initial COVID-19 containment strategies: A multi-country cross-sectional analysis. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 24 . pp. 320-326. ISSN 1440-2440

Abstract
Participants who reported a negative change in exercise behaviour from before initial COVID-19 restrictions to during the initial COVID-19 restrictions demonstrated poorer mental health and well-being compared to those demonstrating either a positive-or no change in their exercise behaviour (p < 0.001). Whilst women reported more positive changes in exercise behaviour, young people (18-29y) reported more negative changes (both p < 0.001). Individuals who had more positive exercise behaviours reported better mental health and well-being (p < 0.001). Although there were no differences in PA between countries, individuals in New Zealand reported better mental health and well-being.
Metadata
Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:Coronavirus disease pandemic, lifestyle behavior change, exercise, depression, sedentary time
Subjects:Medical Sciences > Exercise
Medical Sciences > Health
Medical Sciences > Physiology
Social Sciences > Education
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Institute of Education
DCU Faculties and Schools > Institute of Education > School of Arts Education & Movement
Publisher:Elsevier
Official URL:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33341382/
Funders:Institute for Life Sciences, and Higher Education Innovation Fund, University of Southampton, UK
ID Code:29766
Deposited On:11 Apr 2024 11:05 by Melissa Lynch . Last Modified 11 Apr 2024 11:05
Documents

Full text available as:

[thumbnail of Physical activity, mental health and well-being of adults during initial.pdf]
Preview
 PDF - Requires a PDF viewer such as GSview, Xpdf or Adobe Acrobat Reader
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
735kB
Downloads

Downloads

Downloads per month over past year

Archive Staff Only: edit this record