Elsey Gretchen E, Smith-Ricketts Jessica, Kohan David, Lepp Andrew, Barkley Jacob E
College of Education, Health, and Human Services, Kent State University, OH, USA.
Int J Exerc Sci. 2025 Mar 1;18(4):306-315. doi: 10.70252/DNVJ9996. eCollection 2025.
The COVID-19 pandemic and its associated restrictions placed on daily life may have negatively impacted overall physical and psychological health as well as health behaviors such as decreased physical activity and increased sedentary behavior. It is important to understand if these potential changes during the pandemic may be predictive of current health behaviors where pandemic-related restrictions are no longer being implemented. This study aimed to assess the relationships between perceived changes in physical activity, sitting, and stress during the COVID-19 pandemic to current measures of these same variables. In April 2022, participants ( = 208) completed a survey in which they indicated perceived changes in physical activity, sitting, and stress during the pandemic. Participants then self-reported their current total physical activity, daily sitting, and anxiety. Multiple Pearson correlation analyses were performed to assess the relationships between perceived measures of physical activity, sitting, and stress during the pandemic to current measures of these same variables. Greater perceived inactivity (i.e., reduced physical activity) during the pandemic was associated with lower current total physical activity ( = -0.28, < 0.001) and greater daily sitting ( = 0.19, = 0.007). Greater perceived sitting during the pandemic was associated with lower current total physical activity ( = -0.26, < 0.001). Lastly, greater perceived stress during the pandemic was associated with greater current anxiety ( = 0.35, < 0.001). This suggests that individuals who perceived negative health-related changes during the pandemic may still be impacted by persisting effects.
新冠疫情及其对日常生活带来的相关限制，可能对整体身心健康以及健康行为产生了负面影响，比如身体活动减少和久坐行为增加。了解疫情期间这些潜在变化是否能预测当前已不再实施与疫情相关限制措施时的健康行为，很有必要。本研究旨在评估新冠疫情期间身体活动、久坐行为和压力方面的感知变化与当前这些相同变量测量值之间的关系。2022年4月，参与者（n = 208）完成了一项调查，其中他们表明了疫情期间身体活动、久坐行为和压力方面的感知变化。参与者随后自我报告了他们当前的总身体活动量、每日久坐时间和焦虑程度。进行了多项皮尔逊相关分析，以评估疫情期间身体活动、久坐行为和压力的感知测量值与当前这些相同变量测量值之间的关系。疫情期间更大的感知不活动（即身体活动减少）与更低的当前总身体活动量相关（r = -0.28，p < 0.001）以及更多的每日久坐时间相关（r = 0.19，p = 0.007）。疫情期间更大的感知久坐时间与更低的当前总身体活动量相关（r = -0.26，p < 0.001）。最后，疫情期间更大的感知压力与更高的当前焦虑程度相关（r = 0.35，p < 0.001）。这表明在疫情期间感知到与健康相关负面变化的个体可能仍受到持续影响。
