Niermann Christina, Bollenbach Lukas, Kanning Martina
Department of Sport Science, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany.
Ger J Exerc Sport Res. 2022;52(3):472-476. doi: 10.1007/s12662-021-00795-7. Epub 2022 Jan 24.
Physical activity and social participation are positively related to mental health and represent resources that strengthen individuals' resilience. However, the measures aiming to contain the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic included restrictions regarding these health resources. For many people, stay-at-home orders had a negative effect on mental health and health-related behaviors such as physical activity. Young adults seem to be a particularly vulnerable group. The study aimed to examine the relationship between changes in physical activity and perceived quality of life in young adults during lockdown conditions. We conducted an online survey during the second lockdown in Germany and assessed perceived changes in physical activity, social activities, quality of life (QoL), the perceived burden of changes in social activities, and current QoL in 212 young adults (63.7% women, mean age = 23.46, standard deviation = 3.63). Young adults that maintained or increased their physical activity level under lockdown conditions, rated their current QoL higher and perceived a less negative change of their QoL during lockdown compared to those with decreased physical activity. Furthermore, those who rated that their physical activity levels did not change or increased, perceived the reduction of their social activities as less burdening. The results indicate that physical activity is a beneficial health resource during lockdown conditions. This highlights the importance of gaining knowledge regarding the antecedents of reducing physical activity and developing strategies that support young adults to be physically active in challenging times such as the pandemic (e.g. ehealth/mhealth approaches).
身体活动和社会参与与心理健康呈正相关，是增强个体复原力的资源。然而，旨在遏制2019年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行的措施包括对这些健康资源的限制。对许多人来说，居家令对心理健康以及诸如身体活动等与健康相关的行为产生了负面影响。年轻人似乎是一个特别脆弱的群体。该研究旨在调查封锁期间年轻人身体活动变化与感知生活质量之间的关系。我们在德国第二次封锁期间进行了一项在线调查，评估了212名年轻人（63.7%为女性，平均年龄 = 23.46，标准差 = 3.63）身体活动、社交活动、生活质量（QoL）、社交活动变化的感知负担以及当前生活质量的感知变化。与身体活动减少的年轻人相比，在封锁期间保持或提高身体活动水平的年轻人对其当前生活质量的评分更高，并且认为封锁期间其生活质量的负面变化更小。此外，那些认为自己的身体活动水平没有变化或有所提高的人，感觉社交活动减少带来的负担更小。结果表明，在封锁期间身体活动是一种有益的健康资源。这凸显了了解身体活动减少的前因并制定策略支持年轻人在大流行等具有挑战性的时期进行身体活动（例如电子健康/移动健康方法）的重要性。
