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ArticleFrontiers in public health2025

Gender and depression: dual pathways influencing adolescents' physical activity and psychological wellbeing.

Dan Bai, Mingdong Wu, Ying Pang, Xiaoming Liu

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Article in Frontiers in public health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 authors.

Dan BaiSchool of Physical Education, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China.
Mingdong WuSchool of Physical Education, Guizhou Education University, Guizhou, China.
Ying PangFaculty of Educational Sciences and Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia.
Xiaoming LiuSchool of Physical Education, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: This study investigates the influence of gender and depression on physical activity (PA) and psychological wellbeing among adolescents in Shanghai. Methods: A purposive offline survey conducted from June to December 2023 collected data from 416 participants (216 boys, 200 girls). This study employed SPSS software version 29 to conduct descriptive statistics and multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA). Results: The findings revealed a significant gender difference in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), with boys reporting higher levels than girls (η Conclusions: These results emphasized the critical role of addressing depression to improve adolescents' psychological wellbeing while highlighting the need for gender-specific interventions to encourage physical activity (PA).

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DepressionExerciseMental HealthAdolescentChinaFemaleHumansMaleSelf ConceptSelf EfficacySex FactorsSocial SupportSurveys and Questionnairesadolescentsdepressiongender differencesphysical activitypsychological wellbeing

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PMID41179749
PMCPMC12575225

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