Sun-Mi Chae1, Hee Sun Kang2, Jin Suk Ra3. 1. College of Nursing, The Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea. 2. Red Cross College of Nursing, Chung-Ang University, South Korea. 3. College of Nursing, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, South Korea. Electronic address: jinsukra@cnu.ac.kr.
Abstract
PURPOSE: This study examined whether body-esteem would mediate the association between physical activity and depression in adolescents. METHODS: A total of 848 Korean high school students aged 15 to 18years completed a questionnaire on body-esteem, physical activity recall, and depression. Path analysis was used to test mediating effects of body-esteem on the association between physical activity and depression. RESULTS: Girls showed a significantly higher level of depressive symptoms than boys. Boys showed significantly higher levels of physical activity and body-esteem than girls. Body-esteem mediated the relation of physical activity with depression. CONCLUSIONS: Physical activity might reduce the risk of depression in addition to supporting body-esteem in adolescents. Interventions that reinforce healthy body-esteem and encourage physical activity would help prevent depression in adolescents. Future studies should examine the effects of programs addressing physical activity and body-esteem among adolescents with depressive symptoms.
PURPOSE: This study examined whether body-esteem would mediate the association between physical activity and depression in adolescents. METHODS: A total of 848 Korean high school students aged 15 to 18years completed a questionnaire on body-esteem, physical activity recall, and depression. Path analysis was used to test mediating effects of body-esteem on the association between physical activity and depression. RESULTS:Girls showed a significantly higher level of depressive symptoms than boys. Boys showed significantly higher levels of physical activity and body-esteem than girls. Body-esteem mediated the relation of physical activity with depression. CONCLUSIONS: Physical activity might reduce the risk of depression in addition to supporting body-esteem in adolescents. Interventions that reinforce healthy body-esteem and encourage physical activity would help prevent depression in adolescents. Future studies should examine the effects of programs addressing physical activity and body-esteem among adolescents with depressive symptoms.
Authors: María Rodriguez-Ayllon; Cristina Cadenas-Sánchez; Fernando Estévez-López; Nicolas E Muñoz; Jose Mora-Gonzalez; Jairo H Migueles; Pablo Molina-García; Hanna Henriksson; Alejandra Mena-Molina; Vicente Martínez-Vizcaíno; Andrés Catena; Marie Löf; Kirk I Erickson; David R Lubans; Francisco B Ortega; Irene Esteban-Cornejo Journal: Sports Med Date: 2019-09 Impact factor: 11.136