Physical activity and mental health: a systematic review and best-evidence synthesis of mediation and moderation studies

RL White, S Vella, S Biddle, J Sutcliffe… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Background While evidence consistently demonstrates that physical activity is beneficial to
mental health, it remains relatively unknown how physical activity benefits mental health …

Ambulatory assessment for physical activity research: state of the science, best practices and future directions

M Reichert, M Giurgiu, ED Koch, LM Wieland… - Psychology of sport and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Technological and digital progress benefits physical activity (PA) research. Here we
compiled expert knowledge on how Ambulatory Assessment (AA) is utilized to advance PA …

Can physical activity counteract the negative effects of sedentary behavior on the physical and mental health of children and adolescents? A narrative review

K Wang, Y Li, H Liu, T Zhang, J Luo - Frontiers in public health, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background The increase in sedentary behavior (SB) in children and adolescents is one of
the major threats to global public health, and the relationship between physical activity (PA) …

The within-subject association of physical behavior and affective well-being in everyday life: A systematic literature review

I Timm, M Giurgiu, U Ebner-Priemer, M Reichert - Sports Medicine, 2024 - Springer
Background The interplay of physical activity (PA) with affective well-being (AWB) is highly
critical to both health behaviors and health outcomes. Current prominent theories presume …

A systematic review of the within-person association between physical activity and affect in children's and adolescents' daily lives

M Bourke, TA Hilland, M Craike - Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 2021 - Elsevier
Background It is important to understand the relationship between physical activity and affect
because affect experienced during physical activity and momentary incidental affect may …

Affect variability and physical health: The moderating role of mean affect

BN Jenkins, LQ Ong, HY Lee, AD Ong… - … : Health and Well …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Research has only begun to explore how affect variability relates to physical health and has
typically not assessed long‐term associations nor considered the moderating role of mean …

Child's perceived stress: A concept analysis

SL Davis, HC Soistmann - Journal of pediatric nursing, 2022 - Elsevier
Problem Child's perceived stress is a term used widely in literature, yet it is poorly defined.
Perceived stress in childhood has been linked to negative health outcomes throughout the …

Movement matters: short-term impacts of physical activity on mood and well-being

LT Pham, R Hernandez, D Spruijt-Metz… - Journal of behavioral …, 2023 - Springer
Few studies have investigated the short-term, momentary relationships between physical
activity (PA) and well-being. This study focuses on investigating the dynamic relationships …

Compositional insights on the association between physical activity and sedentary behavior on momentary mood in daily life

M Giurgiu, UW Ebner-Priemer, D Dumuid - Psychology of sport and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective Given the increasing number of mental disorders, a growing body of studies now
focuses on the relationship between physical activity (PA), sedentary behavior (SB), and …

Autonomous motivation, social support, and physical activity in school children: moderating effects of school-based rope skip** sports participation

Y Qi, Y Yin, X Wang, Y Zou, B Liu - Frontiers in Public Health, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Purpose Recent studies have shown that physical activity (PA) levels are low among
children and adolescents globally. In order to reverse this trend, PA interventions are …