Physical activity and sport participation among adolescents: associations with mental health in different age groups. Results from the Young-HUNT study: a cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Knowledge of how physical activity (PA) and sport participation are related to mental health throughout adolescence is scarce. Our objective was to describe PA levels and sport participation in a population-based sample of adolescents, and to explore how they relate to mental health in different age groups.

Design

A population-based cross-sectional study.

Setting and participants

The adolescent part of the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study, a Norwegian population-based health survey, conducted from 2006 to 2008. Of 10 464 invited participants (age 13-19 years), 7619 (73%) participated, of whom 3785 (50%) were boys.

Outcome measures

Mental health outcomes included psychological distress assessed using a short version of the Hopkins Symptom Check List Five i

SUBMITTER: Guddal MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6731817 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature