Wright Laura J, Williams Sarah E, Veldhuijzen van Zanten Jet J C S
School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Front Psychol. 2021 Mar 11;12:580511. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.580511. eCollection 2021.
The severity of the Coronavirus pandemic has led to lockdowns in different countries to reduce the spread of the infection. These lockdown restrictions are likely to be detrimental to mental health and well-being in adolescents. Physical activity can be beneficial for mental health and well-being; however, research has yet to examine associations between adolescent physical activity and mental health and well-being during lockdown. Examine the effects of adolescent perceived Coronavirus prevalence and fear on mental health and well-being and investigate the extent to which physical activity can be a protective factor against these concerns. During United Kingdom lockdown restrictions, 165 participants (100 female, aged 13-19) completed an online questionnaire assessing perceived Coronavirus prevalence and fear, physical activity, and indicators of mental health and well-being (stress, anxiety, depression, fatigue, vitality, and perceived health). Separate hierarchical multiple linear regression analyses (with age, gender, perceived Coronavirus prevalence, and fear entered in step 1, and physical activity in step 2) were run to predict each well-being outcome. Regression analyses indicated that in general, while Coronavirus fear was a negative predictor, physical activity was a positive and stronger predictor of enhanced mental health and well-being outcomes. Findings suggest that physical activity during the Coronavirus pandemic can counteract the negative effects of Coronavirus fear on adolescent mental health and well-being. Therefore, physical activity should be promoted during lockdown to support good mental health and well-being.
新冠疫情的严重程度导致不同国家实施封锁措施，以减少感染传播。这些封锁限制可能对青少年的心理健康和幸福感产生不利影响。体育活动对心理健康和幸福感有益；然而，研究尚未考察封锁期间青少年体育活动与心理健康和幸福感之间的关联。研究青少年对新冠病毒流行程度的认知和恐惧对心理健康和幸福感的影响，并调查体育活动在多大程度上可以作为抵御这些问题的保护因素。在英国实施封锁限制期间，165名参与者（100名女性，年龄在13至19岁之间）完成了一份在线问卷，评估对新冠病毒流行程度的认知和恐惧、体育活动以及心理健康和幸福感指标（压力、焦虑、抑郁、疲劳、活力和自我感知健康）。进行了单独的分层多元线性回归分析（第1步纳入年龄、性别、对新冠病毒流行程度的认知和恐惧，第2步纳入体育活动），以预测每个幸福感结果。回归分析表明，总体而言，虽然对新冠病毒的恐惧是一个负面预测因素，但体育活动是心理健康和幸福感增强的积极且更强的预测因素。研究结果表明，新冠疫情期间的体育活动可以抵消对新冠病毒的恐惧对青少年心理健康和幸福感的负面影响。因此，在封锁期间应推广体育活动，以支持良好的心理健康和幸福感。
