Background

Less physical activity (PA) has been associated with the development of psychopathology in adolescence. Few studies, however, have focused on understanding the nature of the PA – psychopathology relationship and existing research relies mostly on self-report PA measures, which are less reliable. In this study, we investigated the nature of the relationships between objectively measured light physical activity (LPA) and moderate-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), and psychopathology symptoms in adolescents.

Methods

934 adolescents (63% female) aged 11–19 years from the SIGMA cohort wore the Fitbit Charge 2 measuring LPA and MVPA during at least three days. Participants completed the Brief Symptom Inventory-53, assessing general symptoms of psychopathology, depression, anxiety, and psychoticism. Model selection was conducted in a subset of the dataset (n = 464) to determine the best fit. The optimal model was then fitted to the remainder of the dataset (n = 470).

Results

The results from the selected linear model indicated a non-significant relationship between LPA, MVPA, and symptoms of general psychopathology, depression, anxiety, and psychoticism.

Conclusions

This study does not provide evidence that higher durations of LPA and MVPA alone relate to reduced symptoms of general psychopathology, depression, anxiety, and psychoticism in the general adolescent population. A more integrative approach considering the interdependency of multiple lifestyle factors, as well as the domain, context, and individual experience of PA may add value to the understanding of the PA-psychopathology relationship.

中文翻译：

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客观测量 SIGMA 队列中一般青少年的身体活动和精神病理学症状

背景

较少的体力活动 (PA) 与青春期精神病理学的发展有关。然而，很少有研究专注于了解 PA 的性质 - 精神病理学关系，现有研究主要依赖于自我报告的 PA 措施，这些措施不太可靠。在这项研究中，我们调查了客观测量的轻度体力活动 (LPA) 和中等强度体力活动 (MVPA) 与青少年精神病理学症状之间关系的性质。

方法

来自 SIGMA 队列的 934 名 11-19 岁青少年（63% 为女性）佩戴 Fitbit Charge 2 测量 LPA 和 MVPA 至少三天。参与者完成了简要症状清单 - 53，评估了精神病理学、抑郁、焦虑和精神病的一般症状。在数据集的一个子集 (n = 464) 中进行模型选择以确定最佳拟合。然后将最佳模型拟合到数据集的其余部分 (n = 470)。

结果

所选线性模型的结果表明 LPA、MVPA 与一般精神病理学症状、抑郁、焦虑和精神病之间没有显着关系。

结论

这项研究没有提供证据表明，单独使用 LPA 和 MVPA 的持续时间较长与一般青少年人群中一般精神病理学、抑郁、焦虑和精神病症状的减轻有关。考虑多种生活方式因素的相互依赖性以及 PA 的领域、背景和个人经验的更综合方法可能会增加对 PA 与精神病理学关系的理解的价值。