Symptoms of Depression, Physical Activity, and Sedentary Time: Within-Person Relations From Age 6 to 18 in a Birth Cohort
Using data from a Norwegian birth cohort (n = 873), this study found that from ages 14 to 18, decreased physical activity predicted more depressive symptoms, while increased depressive symptoms predicted decreased physical activity from ages 10 to 12 and 14 to 16. No significant correlations were found for sedentary time. These findings suggest that physical activity may protect against depressive symptoms from middle to late adolescence.
Authors
- Joakim Skoog (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7638-8677)
- Silje Steinsbekk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3306-6642)
- Lars Wichstrøm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3199-4637)
Institutions
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NO)
- St Olav's University Hospital (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-03-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2025.03.018
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.39
Funders
- Norges Forskningsråd