Intensity of physical activity, VO₂max, and mental health in women: Does motherhood matter?
High-intensity physical activity and motherhood, regardless of the number of children, predict the frequency of depressive symptoms but do not affect anxiety symptoms.
Authors
- Vinícius Ribeiro dos Anjos Souza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4214-8981)
- Lavínia Vivan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4338-2796)
- Lucca Vallini
- João Victor Rosa de Freitas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4369-1425)
- Marilia Santos Andrade
- Gustavo De Conti Teixeira Costa
- Claudio Andre Barbosa de Lira
- Katja Weiss
- Rodrigo Luiz Vancini
- Beat Knechtle
- Thomas Rosemann
Institutions
- University of Zurich (CH)
- University of St.Gallen (CH)
- Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (BR)
- Universidade Federal de Goiás (BR)
- Universidade Federal de São Paulo (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Psychologica
- Published
- 2026-03-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2026.106630
- Primary Topic
- Physical Activity and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00