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. 2019 Mar 14;16(6):915.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph16060915.

Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviours and Duration of Sleep as Factors Affecting the Well-Being of Young People against the Background of Environmental Moderators

Dorota Kleszczewska  1 , Agnieszka Małkowska Szkutnik  2 , Jadwiga Siedlecka  3 , Joanna Mazur  4
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Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviours and Duration of Sleep as Factors Affecting the Well-Being of Young People against the Background of Environmental Moderators

Dorota Kleszczewska et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

Mental health problems during adolescence are becoming increasingly frequent. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the total impact of selected behavioural and environmental factors on the variability of mental well-being indexes of young people aged 15 to 17 years. The survey, conducted as part of the last round of the Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) 2017/18 study, covered 3693 secondary school students in Poland at the average age of 16.53 years (SD = 1.09). Dependent variables: depression (CES-DC), stress (Cohen scale), satisfaction with life (Cantril's Ladder), and self-efficacy in social relations (Smith and Betz scale). Independent variables included: physical activity; sedentary behaviours; length of sleep; and perception of the environment in which the respondent was raised. The analyses were adjusted by gender, age, and occurrence of chronic disease. It was demonstrated that gender, duration of sleep, and perception of the surrounding environment proved to be significant predictors of all four mental health indicators. The protective influence of physical activity appeared to be a particular advantage in a less-supportive environment. The intervention programmes aimed at improving the mental well-being of young people should include promoting physical activity and sufficient sleep; furthermore, environmental moderators should be taken into consideration.

Keywords: adolescents; physical activity; sedentary activities; sleep; well-being.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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(a) Life satisfaction (Cantril index) among boys according to physical activity and growing-up environment; (b) Life satisfaction (Cantril index) among girls according to physical activity and growing-up environment.
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Depression level among students according to team sport participation and growing-up environment.
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Stress level among students according to chronic-conditions status and growing-up environment.
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