Anxiety sensitivity and physical activity are inversely related: A meta-analytic review

IF 2.3 3区医学 Q2 PSYCHIATRY

Mental Health and Physical Activity Pub Date : 2023-10-01 DOI:10.1016/j.mhpa.2023.100548

Christopher E.J. DeWolfe , Megan K. Galbraith , Martin M. Smith , Margo C. Watt , Janine V. Olthuis , Simon B. Sherry , Sherry H. Stewart

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Abstract

The relation between anxiety sensitivity and physical activity is important because of the significant physical and mental health improvements physical activity yields for individuals with elevated anxiety sensitivity. Most studies suggest anxiety sensitivity has a negative relation with physical activity; however, there are mixed results regarding the presence and magnitude of this association. This study aimed to synthesize and analyze the existing literature to clarify the presence/magnitude of this association and assess various potential moderators. A comprehensive search identified 43 eligible studies, including 10,303 participants. Results revealed a significant, albeit small magnitude, inverse relation between anxiety sensitivity and physical activity without intervention (r = -.09). The relation was stronger with increasing physical activity intensity. Mental health status moderated the relation with general samples (versus clinical mental health samples). The relation was significant for physical and cognitive concerns, but not social concerns. These results suggest elevated anxiety sensitivity is associated with lower levels of physical activity, which is a risk factor for many health concerns and, therefore, anxiety sensitivity should be targeted for interventions to increase physical activity involvement.

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焦虑敏感性与体育活动呈负相关：一项荟萃分析综述

焦虑敏感度和体育活动之间的关系是重要的，因为对于焦虑敏感度升高的个体来说，体育活动可以显著改善身心健康。大多数研究表明，焦虑敏感性与体育活动呈负相关；然而，关于这种关联的存在和程度，结果喜忧参半。本研究旨在综合和分析现有文献，以阐明这种关联的存在/程度，并评估各种潜在的调节因素。一项全面的搜索确定了43项符合条件的研究，其中包括10303名参与者。结果显示，焦虑敏感性与未经干预的体育活动之间存在显著的负相关关系（r=-0.09），尽管幅度很小。这种关系随着体育活动强度的增加而增强。心理健康状况调节了与一般样本（与临床心理健康样本相比）的关系。这种关系在身体和认知方面很重要，但在社会方面不重要。这些结果表明，焦虑敏感性的升高与体力活动水平的降低有关，而体力活动水平是许多健康问题的风险因素，因此，应针对焦虑敏感性进行干预，以增加体力活动的参与。

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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;