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Exercise effects on depressive symptoms and self-worth in overweight children: a randomized controlled trial.

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Petty, K. H., Davis, C. L., Tkacz, J., Young-Hyman, D., Waller, J. L.·2009·Journal of Pediatric Psychology

DOI 10.1093/jpepsy/jsp007PMC PMC2744328

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OBJECTIVE: To test the dose-response effects of an exercise program on depressive symptoms and self-worth in children. METHOD: Overweight, sedentary children (N = 207, 7-11 years, 58% male, 59% Black) were randomly assigned to low or high dose (20 or 40 min/day) aerobic exercise programs (13 +/- 1.6 weeks), or control group. Children completed the Reynolds Child Depression Scale and Self-Perception Profile for Children at baseline and posttest. RESULTS: A dose-response benefit of exercise was detected for depressive symptoms. A race x group interaction showed only White children's global self-worth (GSW) improved. There was some evidence that increased self-worth mediated the effect on depressive symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: This study shows dose-response benefits of exercise on depressive symptoms and self-worth in children. However, Blacks did not show increased GSW in response to the intervention. Results provide some support for mediation of the effect of exercise on depressive symptoms via self-worth.

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Authors: Petty, K. H., Davis, C. L., Tkacz, J., Young-Hyman, D., & Waller, J. L.
ORCID: Davis, C. L.
Young-Hyman, D.
Venue: Journal of Pediatric Psychology
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published: 2009-02-16
Volume: 34
Issue: 9
Pages: 929-939
ISSN: 0146-8693 (ISSN-L)
1465-735X
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsp007
PMC: PMC2744328
OpenAlex: W2140477518
Cited by: 110
References: 48
Citations by year: 2026: 7 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 9 · 2013: 11 · 2012: 4
FWCI: 5.10
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Locations: Journal of Pediatric Psychology (publishedVersion)
PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (HL-66993, T32HL066993)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (R01DK070922, R01DK060692, DK60692, DK70922)
Topics: Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Physical Activity and Health
Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Keywords: physical activity, depressive symptoms, self-worth, global self-worth, overweight children, sedentary children, aerobic exercise, dose-response relationship, racial differences, mediation, childhood depression, Self-Perception Profile for Children
MeSH terms: Body Image, Child, Depression, Female, Humans, Male, Personality Inventory, Physical Fitness, Quality of Life, Random Allocation, Self-Assessment, Self Concept, Exercise, Body Mass Index, Treatment Outcome, Patient Selection, Overweight

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