Physical activity and wellbeing: Domain specific associations demonstrating the importance of leisure-time activity in Aotearoa New Zealand

IF 2.6 3区医学 Q2 PSYCHIATRY

Mental Health and Physical Activity Pub Date : 2025-09-05 DOI:10.1016/j.mhpa.2025.100718

Jennifer T. Gale , Adrian Bauman , Justin Richards

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Abstract

Background

Many adults do not accumulate sufficient physical activity (PA) to meet recommendations. While PA is associated with mental health and wellbeing, different domains of PA may have distinct associations with mental wellbeing. This study describes the associations between total, and domain specific PA, with self-reported mental wellbeing using data from the Active New Zealand survey 2019/2020.

Methods

Overall, 13197 adult respondents completed the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Long form and WHO-5 wellbeing questionnaire. Logistic regression models were employed to examine associations between categories of total and domain specific PA (work, leisure, household and transport) and the odds of having high mental wellbeing.

Results

For total PA, compared to inactive people, those who were sufficiently active had 36 % greater odds of having high wellbeing (OR = 1.36, 95 %CI 1.06–1.73). Meeting PA guidelines in the leisure (OR = 1.65, 95 %CI 1.47–1.84), household (OR = 1.28, 95 %CI 1.13–1.47) and transport (OR = 1.30, 95 %CI 1.16–1.45) domains was associated with significantly greater odds of high mental wellbeing. For the leisure domain, participating in any amount of PA was associated with significantly greater odds of high mental wellbeing compared to being inactive (insufficiently active OR = 1.16, 95 %CI 1.04–1.29; sufficiently active OR = 1.65, 95 %CI 1.47–1.84; highly active OR = 2.46, 95 %CI 2.26–2.74). For the work domain, a significant positive association with wellbeing was only observed for highly active people (OR = 1.43, 95 %CI 1.31–1.56).

Conclusion

Meeting PA guidelines through leisure, transport or household, but not work-related activities is positively associated with mental wellbeing. Being highly active in any domain is associated with wellbeing. Given much stronger associations for leisure physical activity, this domain is the most promising target to support mental health promotion.

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体育活动和健康：特定领域的关联表明休闲时间活动在新西兰奥特罗阿的重要性

背景：许多成年人没有积累足够的体力活动（PA）来满足建议。虽然PA与心理健康和幸福有关，但PA的不同领域可能与心理健康有不同的联系。本研究使用2019/2020年活跃新西兰调查的数据，描述了总PA和特定领域PA与自我报告的心理健康之间的关联。方法共有13197名成人受访者完成了国际身体活动问卷-长表格和WHO-5健康问卷。采用逻辑回归模型来检验总PA和特定领域PA（工作、休闲、家庭和交通）类别与拥有高心理健康的几率之间的关系。结果就总PA而言，与不运动的人相比，那些充分运动的人拥有高幸福感的几率高出36% （OR = 1.36, 95% CI 1.06-1.73）。在休闲（OR = 1.65, 95% CI 1.47-1.84）、家庭（OR = 1.28, 95% CI 1.13-1.47）和交通（OR = 1.30, 95% CI 1.16-1.45）领域满足PA指南与高心理健康的几率显著增加相关。在休闲领域，与不运动相比，参加任何数量的PA与高心理健康的几率显著增加（不充分运动OR = 1.16, 95% CI 1.04-1.29；充分运动OR = 1.65, 95% CI 1.47-1.84；高度运动OR = 2.46, 95% CI 2.26-2.74）。在工作领域，只有高度活跃的人才能观察到与幸福感的显著正相关（OR = 1.43, 95% CI 1.31-1.56）。结论通过休闲、交通或家庭活动来满足PA指南，而不是与工作相关的活动与心理健康呈正相关。在任何领域高度活跃都与健康有关。鉴于与休闲体育活动有更强的联系，这一领域是支持心理健康促进的最有希望的目标。

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Mental Health and Physical Activity PSYCHIATRY-

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6.70

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32 days

期刊介绍： The aims of Mental Health and Physical Activity will be: (1) to foster the inter-disciplinary development and understanding of the mental health and physical activity field; (2) to develop research designs and methods to advance our understanding; (3) to promote the publication of high quality research on the effects of physical activity (interventions and a single session) on a wide range of dimensions of mental health and psychological well-being (eg, depression, anxiety and stress responses, mood, cognitive functioning and neurological disorders, such as dementia, self-esteem and related constructs, psychological aspects of quality of life among people with physical and mental illness, sleep, addictive disorders, eating disorders), from both efficacy and effectiveness trials;