Effects of substituting TV-watching time with physical activities or sleep on incident major depression. Results from the lifelines cohort study
Replacing TV-watching time with other activities, including sleep, may serve as a preventive strategy against depressive disorder in middle-aged adults, while only the substitution with sports seems beneficial for older adults. Future research should aim to identify other activities, particularly in younger adults, that may prevent depression.
Authors
- Aart C. Liefbroer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7884-3150)
- Rosa Palazuelos‐González (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8978-7641)
- Richard C. Oude Voshaar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1501-4774)
- Nynke Smidt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2778-8841)
Institutions
- University Medical Center Groningen (NL)
- University of Groningen (NL)
- Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NL)
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2025.10045
- Primary Topic
- Sleep and related disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport
- Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen