Total and temporal patterning of physical activity in adolescents and associations with mental wellbeing.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is limited understanding of the extent to which differences in physical activity across the day and week may be associated with mental wellbeing. Such an understanding is needed for better targeting of interventions. In this study, we describe total and temporal patterning of physical activity across the week in adolescents (age 13-14y) and assess their prospective associations with mental wellbeing.

Methods

1,983 13-14-year-old adolescent participants based in Cambridgeshire and Essex, recruited between 2016 and 2017 into the Get Others Active Trial provided data at baseline and 4 months. Physical activity was measured at baseline using wrist-worn accelerometers across different time segments (whole week, weekday schooltime, weekday out of school, and weeke

SUBMITTER: Alshallal AD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10775671 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature