ArticleEnvironmental health and preventive medicine2015
The association between depressive symptoms and physical status including physical activity, aerobic and muscular fitness tests in children.
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- Healthier Minds in Fitter Bodies: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Association between Physical Fitness and Mental Health in Youth.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2021Pooled it
- Role of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in the Mental Health of Preschoolers, Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2019Pooled it
- Behavioral Correlates of Muscular Fitness in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2019Pooled it
- The associations between speed performance and health outcomes in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2026Review
- The impact of physical exercise on academic satisfaction among middle-school students: the mediating roles of social support and depression.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- The effect of physical activity on depression in university students: the mediating role of self-esteem and positive psychological capital.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Physical Fitness for Depression in Adolescents and Adults: A Meta-Analysis.Iranian journal of public health · 2022Review
- The Effect of Physical Exercise on Depression in College Students: The Chain Mediating Role of Self-Concept and Social Support.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Influence of a Physical Exercise Program in the Anxiety and Depression in Children with Obesity.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Is obesity associated with impaired reaction time in youth?Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2020Article
- Association between physical fitness and cognitive performance in 19-24 year old males.Biology of sport · 2018Article
- Central or overall obesity: which one is a better predictor of depressive symptoms in children, adolescents, and youths?Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2018Article
- Simple reaction time and obesity in children: whether there is a relationship?Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe aims of the study were to explore the association between depressive symptoms (DS), physical activity (PA), aerobic and muscular fitness in a sample of children.
methodsFour hundred and fifty-six schoolboys aged 7-11-year-old underwent standard anthropometry and various physical fitness tests (e.g., aerobic fitness, strength, speed, power, agility and flexibility). DS and PA were obtained by questionnaires.
resultsAfter adjustment for potential confounders (e.g., age, socioeconomic status and adiposity), PA was significantly and negatively related to DS (P < 0.05). Among the physical fitness tests, just time in one-mile run/walk was significantly related to DS (P < 0.05).
conclusionPhysical activity and aerobic fitness were significantly correlated with DS; however, no significant relationship was observed between DS and the muscular fitness tests in the children.
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