ArticleSocial psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology2013
Personality, physical activity, and symptoms of anxiety and depression: the HUNT study.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Domain-specific physical activity and mental health: an updated systematic review and multilevel meta-analysis in a combined sample of 3.3 million people.British journal of sports medicine · 2026Pooled it
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- Influence of mental health and physical activity on memory complaints in older adults: results from the HUNT study.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Physical Activity and Associated Barriers/Facilitators in Older Adults Living in Northern Cyprus.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Distressed personality is associated with late adverse effects in long-term survivors of Hodgkin lymphoma.Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden) · 2024Article
- Anxiety and depression in dry eye patients during the COVID-19 pandemic: Mental state investigation and influencing factor analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Does Change in Physical Activity During the Initial Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic Predict Psychological Symptoms in Physically Active Adults? A Six-Month Longitudinal Study.International journal of public health · 2022Article
- Physical Activity Is Associated With Lower Long-Term Incidence of Anxiety in a Population-Based, Large-Scale Study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- The role of physical activity on mental health and quality of life during COVID-19 outbreak: A cross-sectional study.European journal of integrative medicine · 2020Article
- Understanding the influence of high novelty-seeking on academic burnout: Moderating effect of physical activity.European journal of translational myology · 2020Article
- Physical activity and exercise in youth mental health promotion: a scoping review.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2020Article
- Frailty, Quality of Life, Anxiety, and Other Factors Affecting Adherence to Physical Activity Recommendations by Hemodialysis Patients.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Factors associated with daily life physical activity in patients with asthma.Health science reports · 2018Article
- Self-diagnosed depression in the Norwegian general population - associations with neuroticism, extraversion, optimism, and general self-efficacy.BMC public health · 2018Article
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- Does Childhood Temperamental Activity Predict Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior over a 30-Year Period? Evidence from the Young Finns Study.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2017Article
- BRCA1/2 testing in newly diagnosed breast and ovarian cancer patients without prior genetic counselling: the DNA-BONus study.European journal of human genetics : EJHG · 2016Article
- Gender-specific associations between leisure-time physical activity and symptoms of anxiety: the HUNT study.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2015Article
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Abstract
purposeTo analyze the association between physical activity (PA), symptoms of depression and anxiety, and personality traits.
methodsCross-sectional study from a Norwegian population-based survey conducted in the period 2006-2008. The sample consisted of a total of 38,743 subjects aged ≥ 19 years, 56.1 % women and 43.9 % men. Demographic variables, PA, depression and anxiety (The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale), and personality (Eysenck Personality Questionnaire) were assessed by self-reporting measurements.
resultsIndividuals who reported moderate and high PA had significantly lower scores on depression and anxiety compared with less physically active individuals (p < 0.05). Significantly lower risk of HADS-defined depression and anxiety was associated with frequency, duration, and intensity of activity among women (p < 0.05), and significantly lower risk of HADS-defined depression was associated with frequency, duration, and intensity of activity among men (p < 0.05). There was a significant linear trend between extroversion and levels of PA (p < 0.01) and between neuroticism and PA (p < 0.01).
conclusionsSubjects reporting regular leisure-time PA were less likely to report symptoms of HADS-defined depression and anxiety. Personality may be an underlying factor in explaining this association.
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