ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Does Vigorous Physical Activity Contribute to Adolescent Life Satisfaction?
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- 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
- Analysis of the association between adolescent physical activity and life satisfaction: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC psychology · 2025Pooled it
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- Association of Body Mass Index with Moderate-Intensity Physical Activity, Eating Behavior, and the Use of the Internet or Games among Korean Middle School Students.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The association between physical activity and subjective well-being among adolescents in southwest China by parental absence: a moderated mediation model.BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
- Upper Secondary School Pupils' Experience of a Lifestyle Plan Based on Physical Power, Mental Harmony, and Social Capacity.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Does Self-Control Promote Prosocial Behavior? Evidence from a Longitudinal Tracking Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Association between vigorous physical activity and life satisfaction in adolescents.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Bad for Girls and Boys: Gender Does Not Modify the Negative Effect of Physical Inactivity on Life Satisfaction in Adolescents.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- The Role of Physical Activity in the Relationship between Satisfaction with Life and Health-Related Quality of Life in School-Age Adolescents.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundPhysical and mental health are the basis of life satisfaction (LS), even during adolescence. The aim of this study was to identify the associations between LS and types of physical activity (PA) in Czech and Polish boys and girls.
methodsThe research involved 933 girls and 663 boys aged 15-19 years. LS was diagnosed using the Bern Subjective Well-Being Questionnaire and the WHO-5 Well-Being Index. The International Physical Activity Questionnaire-long form (IPAQ-LF) questionnaire was used to identify the types of weekly PA.
resultsAdolescents with the highest LS had more recreational, moderate, vigorous, and total weekly PA. The strongest associations between LS and PA were in the Czech and Polish boys and girls who participated in vigorous PA (VPA). The recommendations for VPA were fulfilled by 45% of Czech and 46% of Polish boys and 40% of Czech and 50% of Polish girls, with the highest LS. The most significant positive moderator between LS and PA was participation in organized PA. Boys with the highest LS were 1.94 times more likely to meet the weekly recommendation of VPA than boys with the lowest LS. Similarly, girls with the highest LS were 1.77 times more likely to meet these recommendations.
conclusionsPromoting both current subjective well-being and organized PA, with an emphasis on achieving the VPA recommendations, may support general LS and a healthy lifestyle in adolescents.
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