Associations between mentally-passive and mentally-active sedentary behaviours during adolescence and psychological distress during adulthood.

ABSTRACT: It is unclear if different types of sedentary behaviour during the adolescence are differentially associated with psychological distress during adolescence and adulthood. It is also unknown what may mediate this potential proposed association. The current study aimed to analyse the association of mentally-active and mentally-passive sedentary behaviours during adolescence (16y) with subsequent psychological distress during adulthood (42y), and to examine the role of potential mediators (42y). Data from the 1970 British Cohort Study was used (N = 1787). At age 16y participants reported time and frequency in mentally-passive (TV-viewing and watching movies) and mentally-active (reading books, doing homework and playing computer games) sedentary behaviours, psychological distress and organize

SUBMITTER: Werneck AO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7612670 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature