Psychosocial Mechanism of Adolescents’ Depression: A Dose-Response Relation with Physical Activity
Depression has become the most prevalent mental health problem in developing countries, and especially among adolescents. Lubans and his colleagues proposed a psychosocial mechanism to understand the trajectory of mental health (i.e., depression). Thus, this study aimed (1) to examine the relations...
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| author | Man Xiang Xiangli Gu Xiaoxia Zhang Samantha Moss Chaoqun Huang Larry Paul Nelson Tao Zhang |
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| description | Depression has become the most prevalent mental health problem in developing countries, and especially among adolescents. Lubans and his colleagues proposed a psychosocial mechanism to understand the trajectory of mental health (i.e., depression). Thus, this study aimed (1) to examine the relations between different doses of physical activity (PA), light PA (LPA), moderate PA (MPA), and vigorous PA (VPA), academic self-efficacy, and depression among adolescents, and (2) to investigate the direct and indirect relations of various doses of PA to depression through academic self-efficacy among middle school adolescents. Participants were 428 (235 boys, Mean <i><sub>age</sub></i> = 13.7) adolescents recruited from two middle schools in China. They completed previously validated questionnaires to measure different intensity levels of PA (LPA, MPA, and VPA), academic self-efficacy, and depression. There were significant associations of academic self-efficacy with three different doses of PA (<i>p</i> < 0.01). Both LPA and MPA were negatively associated with depression but not VPA. Structural equation modeling (SEM) revealed a well-fit model suggesting the psychosocial pathway from different doses of PA to depression through academic self-efficacy. Findings of this study indicated that academic self-efficacy regulates adolescents’ depression. Tailoring different intensities of PA benefits adolescents’ academic self-efficacy by framing the positive and supportive environment in schools, which can potentially reduce the prevalence of depression during adolescence. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4e53860930504628bd7f9d73af84f5c62023-11-19T22:34:01ZengMDPI AGChildren2227-90672020-04-01743710.3390/children7040037Psychosocial Mechanism of Adolescents’ Depression: A Dose-Response Relation with Physical ActivityMan Xiang0Xiangli Gu1Xiaoxia Zhang2Samantha Moss3Chaoqun Huang4Larry Paul Nelson5Tao Zhang6College of Public Health, Zhejiang Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Hangzhou 310053, ChinaDepartment of Kinesiology, the University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, USADepartment of Kinesiology, the University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, USADepartment of Kinesiology, the University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, USADepartment of Exercise and Sport Science, Wayland Baptist University, Plainview, TX 79072, USADepartment of Kinesiology, the University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, USADepartment of Kinesiology, Health Promotion and Recreation, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203, USADepression has become the most prevalent mental health problem in developing countries, and especially among adolescents. Lubans and his colleagues proposed a psychosocial mechanism to understand the trajectory of mental health (i.e., depression). Thus, this study aimed (1) to examine the relations between different doses of physical activity (PA), light PA (LPA), moderate PA (MPA), and vigorous PA (VPA), academic self-efficacy, and depression among adolescents, and (2) to investigate the direct and indirect relations of various doses of PA to depression through academic self-efficacy among middle school adolescents. Participants were 428 (235 boys, Mean <i><sub>age</sub></i> = 13.7) adolescents recruited from two middle schools in China. They completed previously validated questionnaires to measure different intensity levels of PA (LPA, MPA, and VPA), academic self-efficacy, and depression. There were significant associations of academic self-efficacy with three different doses of PA (<i>p</i> < 0.01). Both LPA and MPA were negatively associated with depression but not VPA. Structural equation modeling (SEM) revealed a well-fit model suggesting the psychosocial pathway from different doses of PA to depression through academic self-efficacy. Findings of this study indicated that academic self-efficacy regulates adolescents’ depression. Tailoring different intensities of PA benefits adolescents’ academic self-efficacy by framing the positive and supportive environment in schools, which can potentially reduce the prevalence of depression during adolescence.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/7/4/37dose-responseself-efficacydepressionphysical activitymiddle schoolsyouth |
| spellingShingle | Man Xiang Xiangli Gu Xiaoxia Zhang Samantha Moss Chaoqun Huang Larry Paul Nelson Tao Zhang Psychosocial Mechanism of Adolescents’ Depression: A Dose-Response Relation with Physical Activity Children dose-response self-efficacy depression physical activity middle schools youth |
| title | Psychosocial Mechanism of Adolescents’ Depression: A Dose-Response Relation with Physical Activity |
| title_full | Psychosocial Mechanism of Adolescents’ Depression: A Dose-Response Relation with Physical Activity |
| title_fullStr | Psychosocial Mechanism of Adolescents’ Depression: A Dose-Response Relation with Physical Activity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychosocial Mechanism of Adolescents’ Depression: A Dose-Response Relation with Physical Activity |
| title_short | Psychosocial Mechanism of Adolescents’ Depression: A Dose-Response Relation with Physical Activity |
| title_sort | psychosocial mechanism of adolescents depression a dose response relation with physical activity |
| topic | dose-response self-efficacy depression physical activity middle schools youth |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/7/4/37 |
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