Anhedonia and PTSD symptom severity profiles differentially influence physical activity volume in trauma-exposed adults.

ABSTRACT: Background: It is well-established that adults with elevated psychiatric symptoms or a psychiatric disorder (e.g. depression) engage in lower amounts of physical activity (PA) compared to adults with fewer symptoms/no diagnosis. However, less is known about the association between psychiatric symptoms and PA behaviour in trauma-exposed adults. Most prior investigations have focused on independent associations between overall depression or posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in relation to PA and have neglected specific symptom domains (e.g. anhedonia). Therefore, we conducted secondary analyses on a parent dataset to examine whether PTSD symptom severity moderates the association between anhedonia and PA volume.Methods: Trauma-exposed adults (N = 107, 61% wom

SUBMITTER: Sato M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12024490 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature