Are total, intensity- and domain-specific physical activity levels associated with life satisfaction among university students?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Thorough information about the relationship between physical activity (PA) and life satisfaction is still lacking. Therefore, this study examined the cross-sectional relationships between life satisfaction and meeting the World Health Organization (WHO) moderate to vigorous-intensity PA recommendations, total volume and duration of PA, intensity-specific PA (walking, moderate- and vigorous-intensity), domain-specific PA (work, transport-related, domestic, and leisure-time), and 11 domain and intensity-specific PA types among university students. Additionally, we examined the associations between life satisfaction and gender, age, disposable income, community size, smoking, alcohol intake, body mass index (BMI), and self-rated health.

Methods

The study included a r

SUBMITTER: Pedisic Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4335071 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature