ArticleFrontiers in behavioral neuroscience2021
Neural Correlates of Physical Activity Moderate the Association Between Problematic Mobile Phone Use and Psychological Symptoms.
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- The Relationship Between Physical Activity and Mobile Phone Addiction Among Adolescents and Young Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Observational Studies.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2022Pooled it
- Mediating Role of Resilience in the Relationships Between Objective Physical Activity With Depression and Stress Among Nurses in Türkiye.Psychiatry investigation · 2025Article
- Relationship Between Sedentary Lifestyle, Physical Activity and Stress in University Students and Their Life Habits: A Scoping Review with PRISMA Checklist (PRISMA-ScR).Brain sciences · 2025Review
- Smartphone dependence and its influence on physical and mental health.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Review
- Relationships between daily emotional experiences and smartphone addiction among college students: moderated mediating role of gender and mental health problems.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Gender-based differences in interaction effects between childhood maltreatment and problematic mobile phone use on college students' depression and anxiety symptoms.BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundDespite the evidence of an association between problematic mobile phone use (PMPU) and psychological symptoms, a few studies explore whether physical activity (PA) could moderate the effect of PMPU on psychological symptoms and its neural substrates. The aim of this study was to examine the association between PMPU and psychological symptoms in late adolescents, along with the potential moderating effect of PA and neural basis by brain gray matter volume (GMV).
methodsA total of 251 college students reported on their PMPU, PA, and psychological symptoms and subsequently underwent structural magnetic resonance imaging to explore the neural basis of their PA characteristics. A multiple regression model was performed to detect brain GMV associated with PA by the voxel-based morphometry (VBM) method. Moderating analysis was conducted using PROCESS macro in the SPSS software.
resultsBehavioral results showed that PMPU was correlated to depression, anxiety, and stress, and PA has significantly moderated the association between PMPU with depression, anxiety, and stress. The VBM analysis showed that PA was correlated to GMV of the right fusiform gyrus (FFG), left precuneus (PCUN), left insula (INS), and left triangular part of inferior frontal gyrus (IFGtriang). Moreover, GMV of the left INS moderated the relationship between PMPU and depression.
conclusionThis study has shed light on the neural perspective of PA that moderates the relationship between PMPU and depressive symptom.
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