Role of physical activity and sedentary behavior in the mental health of preschoolers, children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Rodriguez-Ayllon, C Cadenas-Sánchez… - Sports medicine, 2019 - Springer
Background Evidence suggests that participation in physical activity may support young
people's current and future mental health. Although previous reviews have examined the …

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 …

Association between physical activity and mood states of children and adolescents in social isolation during the COVID-19 epidemic

X Zhang, W Zhu, S Kang, L Qiu, Z Lu, Y Sun - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 epidemic adversely affects the lifestyle of people. This study aimed to
examine the impacts of social isolation on physical activity (PA) levels and mood states of …

Physical activity and self-esteem: testing direct and indirect relationships associated with psychological and physical mechanisms

SH Zamani Sani, Z Fathirezaie, S Brand… - Neuropsychiatric …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
In the present study, we investigated the relationship between physical activity (PA) and self-
esteem (SE), while introducing body mass index (BMI), perceived physical fitness (PPF), and …

The mediating role of resilience in the effects of physical exercise on college students' negative emotions during the COVID-19 epidemic

X Li, H Yu, N Yang - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Due to its suddenness and unpredictability, COVID-19 caused strife and effects on public
mental health, resulting in a surge of negative emotions. The study explores the relationship …

Effectiveness of virtual and augmented reality-enhanced exercise on physical activity, psychological outcomes, and physical performance: A systematic review and …

YL Ng, F Ma, FK Ho, P Ip, K Fu - Computers in Human Behavior, 2019 - Elsevier
Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR)-enhanced exercise training is a novel
approach to promoting health. Previous systematic reviews have focused on the …

Factors of physical activity among Chinese children and adolescents: a systematic review

C Lu, RP Stolk, PJJ Sauer, A Sijtsma… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Background Lack of physical activity is a growing problem in China, due to the fast economic
development and changing living environment over the past two decades. The aim of this …

Resilience in sports: Sport type, gender, age and sport level differences

C Blanco-García, J Acebes-Sánchez… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
There seems to be a broad consensus that there is a positive correlation between resilience
and sport performance. However, different studies show divergent results on the role played …

Gender differences in stress, resilience, and physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic

KL Peyer, ED Hathaway, K Doyle - Journal of American college …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: To evaluate gender differences in physical activity (PA), stress and resiliency
during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants: Students (n= 300) at a southeastern US …

The role of emotion regulation in childhood obesity: implications for prevention and treatment

E Aparicio, J Canals, V Arija, S De Henauw… - Nutrition research …, 2016 - cambridge.org
Stress and negative emotions pose a major threat to public health, by increasing the risk of
obesity. Since the management process for emotions (emotion regulation; ER) is developed …