ABSTRACT

Research question

The main purpose of this paper is to gain a better understanding of the potential beneficial effects of leisure-time, travel and work-related physical activity on diagnosed depression and perceived health. The effects of smoking and drinking lifestyles are accounted for as well. Previous economics research has primarily focused on examining the effects of leisure - time physical activity on physical health outcomes. However, non-recreational physical activity domains as well as their effects on mental conditions have received less attention.

Research methods

A multivariate probit model of diagnosed depression, self-assessed health, regular recreational physical activity, active travel, physical activity during principal daily activities, regular drinking and current smoking behaviour was applied using a sample of 16,121 adults from the 2014 European Health Survey in Spain.

Results and findings

There is evidence that the physical activity domain is relevant to health outcomes but the results are heterogeneous. While both work-related and travel-related domains reduce the likelihood of depression and contribute to better self-perceived health, the recreational domain has no direct influence on health. Moreover, unobservable effects suggest a positive correlation between the physical activity domains. The same applies to health outcomes as depression and poor subjective health are positively correlated.

Implications

This research contributes to the literature by demonstrating that there are heterogeneous effects of physical activity on health. Findings support actions that prioritize physical activity in the non-recreational domains. Bringing physical activity into the daily routine would mitigate the burden of physical and mental conditions in healthcare systems.

中文翻译：

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对跨领域体育活动的洞察：对抑郁症和感知健康的影响

摘要

研究问题

本文的主要目的是更好地了解休闲时间、旅行和与工作相关的身体活动对确诊抑郁症和感知健康的潜在有益影响。吸烟和饮酒生活方式的影响也被考虑在内。以前的经济学研究主要侧重于研究休闲时间体育活动对身体健康结果的影响。然而，非娱乐性身体活动领域及其对精神状况的影响却很少受到关注。

研究方法

使用 2014 年西班牙欧洲健康调查中的 16,121 名成年人样本，应用诊断抑郁症、自我评估健康、定期休闲体育活动、积极旅行、主要日常活动中的体育活动、经常饮酒和当前吸烟行为的多变量概率模型.

结果和发现

有证据表明，身体活动领域与健康结果相关，但结果参差不齐。虽然与工作相关和与旅行相关的领域都降低了抑郁的可能性并有助于更好的自我感知健康，但娱乐领域对健康没有直接影响。此外，不可观察的影响表明身体活动领域之间存在正相关关系。这同样适用于健康结果，因为抑郁症和主观健康状况不佳呈正相关。

启示

这项研究通过证明身体活动对健康的异质性影响来为文献做出贡献。调查结果支持优先考虑非娱乐领域的身体活动的行动。将身体活动纳入日常生活将减轻医疗保健系统中身心状况的负担。