SynthesisBMC public health2019
The association between sedentary behaviour and indicators of stress: a systematic review.
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- Yoga interventions and randomized controlled trials: key issues and the centered impact on sedentary lifestyle-associated cardiometabolic disorders.Frontiers in clinical diabetes and healthcare · 2026Pooled it
- Systematic review: occupational sedentary behaviour and common mental health symptoms.Occupational medicine (Oxford, England) · 2025Pooled it
- Physical activity and mental health: a systematic review and best-evidence synthesis of mediation and moderation studies.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2024Pooled it
- Sedentary behavior and physical activity are longitudinally associated with diurnal cortisol rhythms in individuals up to 1 year after colorectal cancer treatment: A prospective cohort study.Research square · 2026Article
- Associations between sedentary behavior and allostatic load: The 1970 British Cohort Study.Psychoneuroendocrinology · 2026Article
- Associations Between 24-Hour Physical Behavior, Self-Perceived Stress, and Coping Self-Efficacy in Everyday Life: Ambulatory Assessment Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Article
- The Association Between Cardiorespiratory Fitness Directly Assessed by the Cardiopulmonary Stress Test and the Perception of Stress.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Daily physical activity habits influence surgeons' stress in the operating room: a prospective cohort study.International journal of surgery (London, England) · 2025Article
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- Association between 24-hour movement behaviors and perceived stress in Chinese university students: a compositional data analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Influence of a Sedentary Behavior Intervention on Mood, Sleep, and Quality of Life Outcomes During Pregnancy: The SPRING Study.Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) · 2025Article
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- Urban professionals' restorative tourism: exploring the role of perceived environmental restorativeness, push and pull motivations and destination attributes on tourism expectations.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Physiological and psychological recovery in two pure forests: interaction between perception methods and perception durations.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Exploring the relationship between occupational stress, physical activity and sedentary behavior using the Job-Demand-Control Model.Frontiers in public health · 2024Observational
- Sedentary behavior is associated with poor sleep quality during the COVID-19 pandemic, and physical activity mitigates its adverse effects.BMC public health · 2023Article
- The persistence of stress-induced physical inactivity in rats: an investigation of central monoamine neurotransmitters and skeletal muscle oxidative stress.Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2023Article
- The Association between Active Mobility and Subjective Wellbeing during COVID-19 in MENA Countries.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Sedentary Behaviors and Health Outcomes among Young Adults: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal Studies.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundEmerging evidence shows sedentary behaviour may be associated with mental health outcomes. Yet, the strength of the evidence linking sedentary behaviour and stress is still unclear. This study aimed to synthesise evidence regarding associations between time spent in sedentary behaviour and stress in adults.
methodsA systematic search was conducted (January 1990 - September 2019). Following PRISMA guidelines, an evaluation of methodological quality, and best-evidence synthesis of associations between time in sedentary behaviour (including sitting time, TV viewing, computer use) and stress were presented. Twenty-six studies reporting on data from n = 72,795 people (age 18-98y, 62.7% women) were included.
resultsAcross the studies (n = 2 strong-, n = 10 moderate- and n = 14 weak-quality), there was insufficient evidence that overall time spent in sedentary behaviour and sitting time were associated with stress, particularly when using self-report measures of sedentary behaviour or stress. There was strong evidence of no association between TV viewing, or computer use and stress. Amongst studies using objective measures of sedentary behaviour and/or stress there was also strong evidence of no association.
conclusionAlthough previous research suggested sedentary behaviour may be linked to mental health outcomes such as depression and anxiety, the evidence for an association between various types of sedentary behaviour and stress is limited in quality, and associations are either inconsistent or null. High-quality longitudinal/interventional research is required to confirm findings and determine the direction of associations between different contexts (i.e. purpose) and domains (i.e. leisure, occupational, transport) of sedentary behaviour and stress.
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