Impact of physical activity on symptoms of depression and anxiety in adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic
Insufficient PA (<30 min/day) was independently associated with elevated depression and anxiety symptoms in adolescents during the pandemic. These findings support promoting ≥30 minutes of daily PA as a scalable, non-pharmacological strategy to protect adolescent mental health during public health emergencies.
Authors
- Lihong Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6176-4045)
- Haiying Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8852-8672)
Institutions
- Central China Normal University (CN)
- Southwest Jiaotong University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-08-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1631978
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.31
Funders
- National Office for Philosophy and Social Sciences