Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for Mental Health

Purpose of Review This paper examines children’s physical activity and sedentary behavior and associated psychological outcomes coincident with the COVID-19 pandemic. Recent Findings Generally, the research has found decreased physical activity and increased sedentary behavior, both of which are associated with various psychological outcomes. The research on sedentary behavior has focused on screen time with minimal consideration of other sedentary behaviors or of specific physical activities or the context in which these behaviors occurred. Summary Changes in children’s daily routines and activities have received little attention in the mass trauma research despite the fact that disasters disrupt individual, family, and community life. Thus, the current report contributes to an understanding of the breadth of mass trauma effects, underscores the importance of physical activity and sedentary behavior and their associations with health and psychological outcomes, and is a reminder to consider children’s daily lives both during times of crisis and under usual circumstances..

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

Enthalten in:

Current psychiatry reports - 24(2022), 10 vom: 01. Sept., Seite 493-501

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Pfefferbaum, Betty [VerfasserIn]
Van Horn, Richard L. [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Children
Disasters
Physical activity
Screen time
Sedentary behavior

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10.1007/s11920-022-01366-9

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

OLC2079713906