Chae Sun-Mi, Kang Hee Sun, Ra Jin Suk
College of Nursing, The Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.
Red Cross College of Nursing, Chung-Ang University, South Korea.
Appl Nurs Res. 2017 Feb;33:42-48. doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2016.10.001. Epub 2016 Oct 8.
This study examined whether body-esteem would mediate the association between physical activity and depression in adolescents.
A total of 848 Korean high school students aged 15 to 18years completed a questionnaire on body-esteem, physical activity recall, and depression. Path analysis was used to test mediating effects of body-esteem on the association between physical activity and depression.
Girls showed a significantly higher level of depressive symptoms than boys. Boys showed significantly higher levels of physical activity and body-esteem than girls. Body-esteem mediated the relation of physical activity with depression.
Physical activity might reduce the risk of depression in addition to supporting body-esteem in adolescents. Interventions that reinforce healthy body-esteem and encourage physical activity would help prevent depression in adolescents. Future studies should examine the effects of programs addressing physical activity and body-esteem among adolescents with depressive symptoms.
本研究探讨身体自尊是否会介导青少年身体活动与抑郁之间的关联。
共有848名年龄在15至18岁的韩国高中生完成了一份关于身体自尊、身体活动回忆和抑郁的问卷。采用路径分析来检验身体自尊在身体活动与抑郁关联中的中介作用。
女孩的抑郁症状水平显著高于男孩。男孩的身体活动水平和身体自尊水平显著高于女孩。身体自尊介导了身体活动与抑郁的关系。
身体活动除了能增强青少年的身体自尊外,还可能降低抑郁风险。强化健康身体自尊并鼓励身体活动的干预措施将有助于预防青少年抑郁。未来的研究应考察针对有抑郁症状青少年的身体活动和身体自尊项目的效果。