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BACKGROUND: Emerging evidence suggests that sedentary behaviour may be adversely associated with physical health, but few studies have examined the association with mental well-being.

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BACKGROUND: Emerging evidence suggests that sedentary behaviour may be adversely associated with physical health, but few studies have examined the association with mental well-being.

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  • Intensity-specific leisure-time physical activity and depressive symptoms among first-year university students: a four-wave longitudinal study (2026) · doi

    Background Depressive symptoms are common among first-year university students, yet the longitudinal associations between different intensities of leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) and mental health remain unclear.

    Keywords: background depressive symptoms common among first year university students longitudinal associations different intensities leisure time
  • Non-Occupational Sitting and Mental Well-Being in Employed Adults (2011) · doi

    BACKGROUND: Emerging evidence suggests that sedentary behaviour may be adversely associated with physical health, but few studies have examined the association with mental well-being.

    Keywords: background emerging evidence suggests sedentary behaviour adversely associated physical health examined association mental well
  • Appearance satisfaction mediates the relationship between recreational screen time and depressive symptoms in adolescents (2022) · doi

    BACKGROUND: Research suggests there is an association between high levels of recreational screen time and depression among adolescents; however, mechanisms driving this association remain unknown.

    Keywords: association background suggests there high levels recreational screen time depression among adolescents mechanisms driving remain

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