The Relationship Between Psychological Distress and Physical Activity Is Non-linear and Differs by Domain: a Cross-Sectional Study

D Mizrahi; CTV Swain; F Bruinsma; A Hodge; N Taylor; BM Lynch

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The Relationship Between Psychological Distress and Physical Activity Is Non-linear and Differs by Domain: a Cross-Sectional Study

D Mizrahi, CTV Swain, F Bruinsma, A Hodge, N Taylor, BM Lynch

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine | SPRINGER | Published : 2023

DOI: 10.1007/s12529-022-10130-5

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Abstract

Background: There is increasing evidence for the relationship between physical activity (PA), sedentary behaviour and mental health. Limited data exists on sex-specific associations. We aimed to identify associations between PA dose and domain and television time with psychological distress, including sex-stratified models. Methods: A total of 22,176 adults from the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study follow-up 2 cohort (2003–2007) participated in this cross-sectional study. Occupational, household, transport, leisure PA, hours watching television and psychological distress were assessed. Restricted cubic splines were used to examine the relationships between PA domains, television viewing ..

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Open Access funding enabled and organized by CAUL and its Member Institutions. Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study cohort recruitment was funded by VicHealth and Cancer Council Victoria. The Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study was further augmented by Australian National Health and Medical Research Council grants 209057, 396414 and 1074383 and by infrastructure provided by Cancer Council Victoria. BML is supported by a fellowship from the Victorian Cancer Agency (MCRF18005).