Wang Huidong, Yin Hang, Gao Caizhu, Zhang Yaqun, Gao Mengchan
School of Physical Education, Changzhou Vocational Institute of Industry Technology, Changzhou, China.
School of Sports Science, Anshan Normal University, Anshan, China.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2025 Sep 5;104(36):e44427. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000044427.
Youth is an important stage of human psychological development, and depression has become a significant mental health issue. In this study, we investigated theassociation between physical activity (PA), family economic status, and depressive symptoms in adolescents, and demonstrated how they independently or mutually affect mental health. This study analyzed theassociation between PA, family economics, and depression among 1934 adolescents (aged 10-20) based on data from the 2022 Youth Sports and Health Program. Research has shown that increased PA and improvements in family life are not associated with a high risk of depression. The interaction between PA and family economic status suggests that young people with lower economic levels can alleviate symptoms of depression by gaining more benefits from PA. This result emphasizes the potential of PA in reducing the psychological health gap caused by socio-economic inequality. Research has shown that future public health policies should focus on PA in the mainstream of socio-economic development, especially among young people from economically disadvantaged families, and promote effective physical training and depression relief.
青年期是人类心理发展的重要阶段，而抑郁症已成为一个重大的心理健康问题。在本研究中，我们调查了青少年身体活动（PA）、家庭经济状况与抑郁症状之间的关联，并展示了它们如何独立或相互影响心理健康。本研究基于2022年青少年体育与健康项目的数据，分析了1934名青少年（年龄在10至20岁之间）的PA、家庭经济状况与抑郁症之间的关联。研究表明，增加PA和改善家庭生活与高抑郁症风险无关。PA与家庭经济状况之间的相互作用表明，经济水平较低的年轻人可以通过从PA中获得更多益处来缓解抑郁症状。这一结果强调了PA在缩小社会经济不平等导致的心理健康差距方面的潜力。研究表明，未来的公共卫生政策应将重点放在社会经济发展主流中的PA上，尤其是经济弱势家庭的年轻人，并促进有效的体育锻炼和缓解抑郁。
