The interplay of physical activity, sleep, and chronotype on physical and mental health in Italian university students: a moderated mediation analysis
These findings underscore the need to promote both good sleep hygiene and regular, sustained physical activity to support mental well-being among university students, especially those with an evening chronotype or bad sleep quality.
Authors
- Lucia Castelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7701-9733)
- Fabio Esposito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4420-2611)
- Angela Montaruli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4296-066X)
- Giovanni Michielon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4577-6641)
- Andrea Caumo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2507-0780)
- Marta Borrelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6984-9323)
- Letizia Galasso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5344-4014)
- Eliana Roveda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2092-3999)
Institutions
- University of Milan (IT)
- Ospedale San Giuseppe (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-25951-8
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Sleep and related disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.12