ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Sleep as a Priority: 24-Hour Movement Guidelines and Mental Health of Chinese College Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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- 24-hour movement behaviours and mental health in non-clinical populations: A systematic review.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- A healthier day, a healthier mind: linking 24-h movement behavior guideline adherence to mental health in university students.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Movement and dietary behaviours and mental health among university students: the Health@NUS study.BMC public health · 2025Observational
- Cross sectional associations of physical activity and sleep with mental health among Chinese university students.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Association of 24-h movement behaviors during Covid-19 pandemic with spinal musculoskeletal disorders in undergraduate students: a cross-sectional study.Health science reports · 2024Article
- Prevalence and correlates of meeting 24-hour movement guidelines and its associations with physical fitness and depressive symptoms among adults: a provincial surveillance in China.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Unhealthy Lifestyle Contributes to Negative Mental Health and Poor Quality of Life in Young University Students.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Associations between 24-h movement behaviors and indicators of mental health and well-being across the lifespan: a systematic review.Journal of activity, sedentary and sleep behaviors · 2024Review
- Association of 24-hour movement guideline adherence, mental health and quality of life in young adults: the role of e-Health literacy.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- 24-Hour movement behaviours research during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic scoping review.BMC public health · 2023Article
- The Longitudinal Features of Depressive Symptoms During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Chinese College Students: A Network Perspective.Journal of youth and adolescence · 2023Article
- Development of a ParticipACTION App-Based Intervention for Improving Postsecondary Students' 24-Hour Movement Guideline Behaviors: Protocol for the Application of Intervention Mapping.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
- Bidirectional associations of physical activity, sleep, and self-reported mental health in young adults participating in an online wellness intervention during the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- The Associations between Meeting 24-Hour Movement Guidelines (24-HMG) and Self-Rated Physical and Mental Health in Older Adults-Cross Sectional Evidence from China.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Chinese College Students' Physical-Exercise Behavior, Negative Emotions, and Their Correlation during the COVID-19 Outbreak.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Interventions in Chinese Undergraduate Students' Mental Health: Systematic Review.Interactive journal of medical research · 2022Review
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Abstract
Research on the combined role of 24-hour movement behaviors (sleep, sedentary behavior [SB], and physical activity) in adult mental health, though important, is in its infancy. In the context of Canadian 24-hour movement guidelines integrating quantitative recommendations for sleep, SB, and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), this study aimed to examine the associations between meeting guidelines and mental health among college students. The study used a cross-sectional sample of 1846 Chinese college students surveyed online in August 2020. Through network analysis and multivariate analysis of covariance, the individual and combined associations between meeting 24-hour movement guidelines and the levels of depression and anxiety after adjusting sociodemographic factors were analyzed. Results indicated that meeting the sleep guideline had stronger associations with depression and anxiety than meeting the SB or MVPA guideline. Specifically, compared to meeting no guidelines, meeting the sleep guideline (alone or in combination with other guidelines) was associated with significantly lower levels of depression and anxiety; meeting both SB and MVPA guidelines was also associated with a significantly lower level of depression. Hence, meeting more guidelines, especially adhering to a healthy sleep routine, may play an important role in promoting the mental health of young adults.
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