Skurvydas Albertas, Istomina Natalja, Dadeliene Ruta, Valanciene Dovile, Lisinskiene Ausra, Jamontaite Ieva Egle, Sarkauskiene Asta, Majauskiene Daiva
Department of Rehabilitation, Physical and Sports Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Health Sciences, Vilnius University, 21/27 M.K. Ciurlionio St, Vilnius, 03101, Lithuania.
Institute of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, 21/27 M.K. Ciurlionio Street, Vilnius, 03101, Lithuania.
BMC Public Health. 2024 Dec 3;24(1):3364. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-20866-2.
The primary aim of our study is to explore how moderate-intensity physical activity (MPA), vigorous-intensity physical activity (VPA), moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), and sedentary behavior (SB) in men and women (ages 18-74; 4545 females and 1824 males) are associated with age, education, psychological factors (cognitive reflection/"cold" mind, emotional intelligence (E), impulsivity, perceived stress), health behaviors (overeating, breakfast consumption, smoking, alcohol use), body mass index (BMI), and sleep duration.
The information was collected by means of an online survey ( https://docs.google.com/forms/ ) to ensure the anonymity of participation and confidentiality of data.
MVPA and SB in men and women are significantly influenced by education, age, BMI, lifestyle, and psychological factors, with some gender differences. Higher education reduces MVPA and increases SB, while age lowers SB and raises MVPA in women. BMI inversely affects MVPA and VPA, and breakfast supports higher activity levels, while overeating and alcohol (in men) are linked to lower MVPA and higher SB. Sleep duration weakly affects activity structure but inversely relates to SB. While Cognitive Reflection Test (CRT) scores-an indicator of logical reasoning-do not show a significant positive impact on physical activity levels (MPA, VPA, or MVPA) in either gender, they are associated with increased sedentary behavior in women. Emotional Intelligence (EI), however, plays a clear and positive role: higher EI is strongly associated with increased VPA and MVPA in both men and women, especially in women, and inversely related to SB in both genders.
The results of our study suggest that enhancing EI ("hot" mind) may be more effective than reasoning skills ("cold" mind) in promoting physical activity and reducing sedentary behavior, particularly in women. These findings highlight EI's potential as a key driver of active lifestyles, while logical reasoning appears to have a lesser impact.
我们研究的主要目的是探讨18至74岁的男性和女性（4545名女性和1824名男性）的中等强度身体活动（MPA）、高强度身体活动（VPA）、中等至高强度身体活动（MVPA）以及久坐行为（SB）如何与年龄、教育程度、心理因素（认知反思/“冷”思维、情商（E）、冲动性、感知压力）、健康行为（暴饮暴食、吃早餐、吸烟、饮酒）、体重指数（BMI）和睡眠时间相关联。
通过在线调查（https://docs.google.com/forms/）收集信息，以确保参与的匿名性和数据的保密性。
男性和女性的MVPA和SB受到教育程度、年龄、BMI、生活方式和心理因素的显著影响，存在一些性别差异。高等教育会减少MVPA并增加SB，而年龄会降低女性的SB并提高MVPA。BMI与MVPA和VPA呈负相关，早餐有助于提高活动水平，而暴饮暴食和饮酒（男性）与较低的MVPA和较高的SB相关。睡眠时间对活动结构的影响较弱，但与SB呈负相关。虽然认知反思测试（CRT）分数（逻辑推理的指标）对任何性别的身体活动水平（MPA、VPA或MVPA）均未显示出显著的积极影响，但它们与女性久坐行为的增加相关。然而，情商（EI）发挥着明显的积极作用：较高的EI与男性和女性，尤其是女性的VPA和MVPA增加密切相关，并且与两性的SB呈负相关。
我们的研究结果表明，在促进身体活动和减少久坐行为方面，提高EI（“热”思维）可能比推理能力（“冷”思维）更有效，尤其是在女性中。这些发现凸显了EI作为积极生活方式关键驱动因素的潜力，而逻辑推理的影响似乎较小。
