The impact of aerobic exercise on depression in young people: A meta regression and meta-analysis.

Psychology of sport and exercise Pub Date : 2025-01-10 DOI:10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102803

Qiushi Yang, Junli Wang, Yiyaochen Lu

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Objective: This systematic review aimed to 1) update the existing evidence on the antidepressant effects of aerobic exercise (AE) in youth. 2) Investigate any potential dose‒response relationships between AE interventions and depressive symptom reduction. 3) Provide evidence-based insights to inform future research and clinical depression treatment.

Methods: Employing the PRISMA and PERSiST guidelines, a comprehensive search across nine databases (Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, PsycINFO, SportDiscus, CINAHL, Medline, Embase, and CNKI) yielded a total of 782 relevant studies. Following rigorous selection criteria, 26 eligible studies (comprising 22 different samples) were included in the analysis, featuring a combined sample size of 1308 participants. The meta-analysis was conducted via R.

Results: AE notably decreased depressive symptoms among youth [g = -0.92; 95% CI (-1.16, -0.69); p < 0.01]. Significant dose‒response relationships were observed across age groups [β = -0.06; 95% CI (-0.12, 0.00), p < 0.05], the intensity [β = -0.03; 95% CI (-0.06, 0.00); p < 0.05], and the duration ^ 2 [β = 0.001, 95% CI (0.001, 0.002), p < 0.05] of the AE intervention.

Conclusions: Aerobic exercise interventions can effectively alleviate depressive symptoms in youth. A moderate-intensity AE program, lasting 25-40 min and conducted three times a week for 9-15 weeks, can increase alleviation of depression.

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有氧运动对青少年抑郁症的影响：元回归与元分析》。

目的：本系统综述旨在：1）更新有关有氧运动（AE）对青少年抗抑郁作用的现有证据。2）调查有氧运动干预与抑郁症状减轻之间任何潜在的剂量-反应关系。3）为未来研究和临床抑郁症治疗提供循证见解：采用 PRISMA 和 PERSiST 准则，对九个数据库（PubMed、PsycINFO、Embase、Web of Science、Medline、CNKI 和 SPORTDiscus）进行了全面检索，共获得 782 项相关研究。按照严格的筛选标准，26 项符合条件的研究（包括 22 个不同的样本）被纳入分析范围，合计样本量为 1,308 名运动员。荟萃分析通过 R.R.进行：AE 显著减少了青少年的抑郁症状[g = -0.92; 95% CI (-1.16, -0.69); p < 0.01]。不同年龄组[β = -0.06; 95% CI (-0.12, 0.00), p < 0.05]、不同强度[β = -0.03; 95% CI (-0.06, 0.00); p < 0.05]和不同持续时间ˆ 2 [β = 0.001, 95% CI (0.001, 0.002), p < 0.05]的有氧运动干预均有显著的剂量-反应关系：结论：有氧运动干预能有效缓解青少年的抑郁症状。中等强度的有氧运动项目，持续时间为 25-40 分钟，每周三次，持续 9-15 周，可有效缓解抑郁症状。

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