Low physical activity and high screen time can increase the risks of mental health problems and poor sleep quality among Chinese college students
Wu X, Tao S, Zhang Y, Zhang S, Tao F
PloS one · 212 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Cross-sectional study (indexed by PubMed)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
- Government
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Grants
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (81302448)
Based on 1 listed funder(s) and full-text disclosure statement.
Publication
- Published
- 2015-03-18 · PLoS One · vol. 10 · issue 3 · p. e0119607
- Publisher
- Public Library of Science
- Cited
- 377 citations · more than 99% of similar papers · 10.2× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 52 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Physical Activity and Health · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Keywords
- physical activity, screen time, mental health, sleep quality, anxiety, depression, psychiatric symptoms, university students, Chinese youth, lifestyle risk factors, study burden
- MeSH
- humans, cross-sectional studies, attitude to computers, depression, motor activity, anxiety, students, universities, adult, china, female, male, young adult, self report, surveys and questionnaires, sleep wake disorders, sedentary behavior
5 authors
From CN
- Xiaoyan WuAnhui Medical University
- Shuman TaoAnhui Medical University
- Yukun ZhangAnhui Medical University
- Shichen ZhangAnhui Medical University
- Fangbiao Tao · correspondingAnhui Medical University
Abstract
Objective
To test the independent and interactive associations of physical activity (PA) and screen time (ST) with self-reported mental health and sleep quality among Chinese college students.
Method
Data were collected in October, 2013. The gender, age, residential background, body mass index (BMI), perceived family economy and perceived study burden were obtained from a total of 4747 college students (41.6% males and 58.4% females). The outcomes were self-reported PA status, ST, anxiety, depression, psychopathological symptoms and sleep quality. Analyses were conducted with logistic regression models.
Results
Overall, 16.3%, 15.9% and 17.3% of the students had psychological problems, such as anxiety, depression and psychopathological symptoms, respectively. The prevalence of poor sleep quality was 9.8%. High ST was significantly positively associated with anxiety (OR=1.38, 95%CI: 1.15-1.65), depression (OR=1.76, 95%CI: 1.47-2.09), psychopathological symptoms (OR=1.69, 95%CI: 1.43-2.01) and poor sleep quality (OR=1.32, 95%CI: 1.06-1.65). High PA was insignificantly negatively associated with anxiety, depression, psychopathological symptoms and poor sleep. Low PA and high ST were independently and interactively associated with increased risks of mental health problems and poor sleep quality (p<0.05 for all).
Conclusion
Interventions are needed to reduce ST and increase PA in the lifestyles of young people. Future research should develop and measure the impacts of interventions and their potential consequences on sleep, health, and well being.
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