Association of mentally-active and mentally-passive sedentary behaviour with depressive symptoms among adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The evidence on the association between sedentary behaviour and depression in adolescence is mixed. We aimed to investigate the association between mentally-active and mentally-passive sedentary behaviours at 11 years (11y) and depressive symptoms at 14y, and to examine potential mediators.

Methods

UK Millennium Cohort Study data were used (n=7,124; 49% boys). At 11y, participants self-reported frequency of mentally-passive (listening to music, internet use) and mentally-active sedentary behaviours (reading, playing electronic games). Additional parental-reported behaviours (mentally-passive: TV viewing; mentally-active: homework) were summed with self-reported behaviours to represent continuous indicators of mentally-active and mentally-passive sedentary behaviou

SUBMITTER: Werneck AO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7612671 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature