COVID-19: Physical Activity, Government Restrictions, and Mental Health in the UK and Italy.

Mikaela Sansone-Pollock, Nanette Mutrie, Cristóbal Guerra, Cristina Sechi, Silvana Mula, Clara Calia

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Article in Trends in psychology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Mikaela Sansone-PollockSchool of Health in Social Science, The University of Edinburgh, Old Medical School, Teviot Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9AG Scotland UK.

Nanette MutrieMoray House School of Education and Sport, The University of Edinburgh, University of Edinburgh (Holyrood Campus), Edinburgh, EH8 8AQ Scotland UK.

Cristóbal GuerraEscuela de Psicología, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales Y Comunicaciones, Universidad Santo Tomás, Santiago, Chile.

Cristina SechiDepartment of Pedagogy, Psychology, Philosophy, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.

Silvana MulaDepartment of Developmental and Social Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.

Clara CaliaSchool of Health in Social Science, The University of Edinburgh, Old Medical School, Teviot Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9AG Scotland UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2505-6361

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Abstract

COVID-19 restrictions could potentially induce poor mental health. This study considers opposing government restrictions on outdoor physical activity in Italy and the UK to evaluate participants' ability to conduct physical activity, the relationship between physical activity and mental health, and whether restrictions affect mental health as mediated by physical activity. Participants from the UK and Italy self-reported physical activity before and during restrictions, sociodemographic data, and symptoms of depressions, stress, and anxiety during restrictions. Changes in physical activity were analyzed by tests of differences, and relationships between mental health, physical activity, and the effect of country restrictions were evaluated through path analysis. Two hundred sixty-four participants (UK: 57%; Italy: 43%) responded. The model (χ2(2) = .429,

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COVID-19Government restrictionsMental healthPandemicPhysical activity

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PMID40478997

DOI10.1007/s43076-023-00262-2

PMCPMC10117250

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