Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity and Psychiatric Symptoms in Children with ADHD: Exploring the Mediating Role of Gross Motor Performance
Object control mediated the association between MVPA and anxious/depressed symptoms in children with ADHD. Future physical activity interventions are suggested to emphasize the early development of gross motor skills through moderate-to-vigorous intensity activities to help reduce internalizing symptoms in this population.
Authors
- Yajun Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3995-1121)
- Ruiyuan Tao
- Savio W.H. Wong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2854-5830)
- Chia‐Liang Tsai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6173-2879)
- Yijian Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5831-186X)
- Parco M. Siu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3548-5058)
- Cindy H. P. Sit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9992-7866)
- Stephen Heung‐Sang Wong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6821-4545)
Institutions
- Hong Kong Baptist University (HK)
- Chinese University of Hong Kong (HK)
- University of Hong Kong (HK)
- National Cheng Kung University (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
- Published
- 2025-07-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1249/mss.0000000000003810
- Primary Topic
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00