Bidirectional association between sedentary behaviour and depressive symptoms in adolescent girls
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This study examined longitudinal and bidirectional association between sedentary behaviour (SB) and depressive symptoms (DS) in adolescent girls. Participants (n = 253) completed measures of SB and DS at three time points spanning a four-year interval. DS were obtained using the modified Centre for Epidemiological Depression Scale (CES-D). Weekday and weekend SB was assessed using a questionnaire. In the latent growth model, both SB and DS increased and the change in SB was positively associated with change in DS (β = 0.24). Higher levels of SB at baseline were associated with larger increases in DS over time (β = 0.23), and higher baseline levels of DS were associated with smaller increases in SB over time (β = -0.17). These findings suggest persistent longitudinal and bidirectional associations between SB and DS and encourage the design of interventions that limit sedentary time as a possible means of reducing adolescent depression.
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Previous longitudinal studies have found bi-directional associations between screen-based sedentary behaviors, anxiety, and depression in adolescents.
“Previous longitudinal studies have found bi-directional associations between screen-based sedentary behaviors, anxiety, and depression in adolescents (Gunnell et al., 2016; Houghton et al., 2018; Raudsepp, 2016).”
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- Authors
- Raudsepp, L.
- Affiliations
- University of Tartu (EE)
- Corresponding author
- Raudsepp, Lennart
- ORCID
- Raudsepp, Lennart
- Venue
- European Journal of Sport Science
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2016-04-15
- Volume
- 16
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 1153-1158
- ISSN
- 1536-7290 (ISSN-L)
- 1746-1391
- OpenAlex
- W2340271749
- Cited by
- 14
- References
- 23
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 1
- FWCI
- 1.34
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- European Journal of Sport Science (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Keywords
- sedentary behavior, depressive symptoms, adolescent girls, bidirectional relationship, adolescent depression, longitudinal change
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Depression, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Sedentary Behavior
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