Device-measured sedentary behaviour and anxiety symptoms during adolescence: a 6-year prospective cohort study.

Aaron A KandolaG LewisD P J OsbornB StubbsJ F Hayes

Published in: Psychological medicine (2020)

Sedentary behaviour is a possible risk factor for increasing anxiety symptoms during adolescence, independent of total physical activity volume. Instead of focusing on moderate-to-vigorous activity, replacing daily sedentary behaviour with light activity during adolescence could be a more suitable method of reducing future anxiety symptoms.

Keyphrases

physical activity
sleep quality
depressive symptoms
body mass index
high intensity