Title :

Physical activity and mental well-being under COVID-19 lockdown: A cross-sectional multination study

Author(s) :

Karageorghis, Costas I. [Auteur correspondant]
Brunel University London [Uxbridge]
Bird, Jonathan M. [Auteur]
University of Exeter
Hutchinson, Jasmin C. [Auteur]
Hamer, Mark [Auteur]
University College of London [London] [UCL]
Delevoye, Yvonne [Auteur]
415060|||Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives (SCALab) - UMR 9193 [SCALab]
Guérin, Ségolène [Auteur]
415060|||Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives (SCALab) - UMR 9193 [SCALab]
Mullin, Elizabeth M. [Auteur]
Mellano, Kathleen T. [Auteur]
Parsons-Smith, Renée L. [Auteur]
University of Southern Queensland [USQ]
Terry, Victoria R. [Auteur]
University of Southern Queensland [USQ]
Terry, Peter C. [Auteur]
University of Southern Queensland [USQ]

Journal title :

BMC Public Health

Volume number :

21

Pages :

Article 988

Publisher :

BioMed Central

Publication date :

2021-05-27

ISSN :

1471-2458

English keyword(s) :

coronavirus
pandemic
mental well-being
international
exercise

HAL domain(s) :

Sciences cognitives/Psychologie

English abstract : [en]

Background sedentariness is compromised mental health. We investigated the effects of COVID-19 lockdown on PA, sedentary behavior, and mental health across four Western nations (USA, UK, France, and Australia). An online ...
Show more >Background sedentariness is compromised mental health. We investigated the effects of COVID-19 lockdown on PA, sedentary behavior, and mental health across four Western nations (USA, UK, France, and Australia). An online survey was administered in the second quarter of 2020 ( N = 2541). We measured planned and unplanned dimensions of PA using the Brunel Lifestyle Physical Activity Questionnaire and mental health using the 12-item General Health Questionnaire. Steps per day were recorded only from participants who used an electronic device for this purpose, and sedentary behavior was reported in hours per day (sitting and screen time). In the USA and Australia samples, there was a significant decline in planned PA from pre- to during lockdown. Among young adults, Australians exhibited the lowest planned PA scores, while in middle-aged groups, the UK recorded the highest. Young adults exhibited the largest reduction in unplanned PA. Across nations, there was a reduction of ~ 2000 steps per day. Large increases in sedentary behavior emerged during lockdown, which were most acute in young adults. Lockdown was associated with a decline in mental health that was more pronounced in women. The findings illustrate the deleterious effects of lockdown on PA, sedentary behavior, and mental health across four Western nations. Australian young and lower middle-aged adults appeared to fare particularly badly in terms of planned PA. The reduction in steps per day is equivalent to the non-expenditure of ~ 100 kcal. Declines in mental health show how harmful lockdowns can be for women in particular.Show less >

Language :

Anglais

Peer reviewed article :

Oui

Audience :

Internationale

Popular science :

Non

Administrative institution(s) :

Université de Lille
CNRS
CHU Lille

Collections :

• Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives (SCALab) - UMR 9193

Research team(s) :

Équipe Action, Vision et Apprentissage (AVA)

Submission date :

2022-01-06T17:39:22Z
2022-01-11T10:29:49Z
2023-03-29T17:18:04Z