Within-person association between affect and physical activity related to depressive symptomatology: A systematic review and methodological reflections.

ABSTRACT: Physical activity can improve mental health by improving mood and by lowering depressive symptoms. This systematic review uses a structured narrative synthesis to summarise within-person associations between physical activity and affect in naturalistic settings, and how these associations may differ by level of depressive symptomatology. We also reviewed the methodological choices that could influence these outcomes and provide a methodological roadmap as a recommendation for future studies. A systematic review was conducted up to December 2024 of studies that addressed within-person associations between daily physical activity and affect using ambulatory assessment techniques in individuals aged 4-65 years and assessed depressive symptoms. Our selection yielded 32 eligible studies. A cons

SUBMITTER: Vuuregge AH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12663757 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature