Sedentary Lifestyle May Contribute to the Risk of Depression During the COVID-19 Pandemic : A Snapshot of Hungarian Adolescents

IF 0.6 Q4 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

European Journal of Mental Health Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI:10.5708/ejmh.16.2021.2.5

T. Berki, B. Piko

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Abstract

Background: Social exclusion usually contributes to an increased vulnerability to mental health problems and risky health behaviors. This study aims to identify the role of health behavior in the increased risk of depressive symptoms among adolescents during the coronavirus pandemic in Hungary. Methods: A total of 705 high school students participated in our study (M = 15.9 years; SD = 1.19). The self-administered questionnaire included items about sociodemographics, eating habits, physical activity, sedentary behavior, and substance use. Depressive symptoms were measured using the short version of the Child Depression Inventory. Descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression were used to analyze our results. Results: Daily fruit and vegetable consumption was reported by 21.7% and 22.4% of respondents, respectively. The proportion of the respondents reporting daily sweets consumption stood at 13.2%, daily soft drinks consumption was 12.3%, and daily energy drink consumption tallied to 4.5%. More than one-third of the sample (35.5%) reported having breakfast every school day, which rose to 68.1% of the sample reporting breakfast on both weekend days. The rate of students engaged in daily physical activity was 6.5%, while 86.1% of them reported more than four hours screen time in a day. In addition, despite the mandatory confinement, a notable percentage of adolescents engaged in substance use. Consistent with previous studies, girls had a higher risk of depression. Low levels of physical activity and high levels of screen time – as well as alcohol and drug use – were associated with a high risk of depression. Conclusions: We believe our study provided useful information on adolescent health behaviors that can lead to adolescents’ depression, and that maintaining physical activity can prevent it even in these unusual circumstances.

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背景:社会排斥通常会增加心理健康问题和危险健康行为的脆弱性。本研究旨在确定健康行为在匈牙利冠状病毒大流行期间青少年抑郁症状风险增加中的作用。方法:共有705名高中生参与我们的研究(M = 15.9岁;Sd = 1.19)。自我管理的问卷包括社会人口统计、饮食习惯、体育活动、久坐行为和药物使用等项目。使用儿童抑郁量表的简短版本来测量抑郁症状。使用描述性统计和二元逻辑回归分析我们的结果。结果:分别有21.7%及22.4%的受访者表示每日进食水果及蔬菜。受访者表示每日食用甜食的比例为13.2%，每日食用软饮料的比例为12.3%，每日食用能量饮料的比例为4.5%。超过三分之一的样本(35.5%)报告每个上学日都吃早餐，而在周末两天都吃早餐的样本中，这一比例上升到68.1%。参加日常体育锻炼的学生比例为6.5%，其中86.1%的学生每天看屏幕的时间超过4小时。此外，尽管有强制监禁，青少年吸毒的比例还是很大。与之前的研究一致，女孩患抑郁症的风险更高。低水平的体育活动和高水平的屏幕时间，以及酒精和药物的使用，与抑郁症的高风险有关。结论:我们相信我们的研究为青少年健康行为提供了有用的信息，这些行为可能导致青少年抑郁，即使在这些不寻常的情况下，保持体育锻炼也可以预防抑郁。

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European Journal of Mental Health PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-

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0.70

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14.30%

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期刊介绍： The European Journal of Mental Health, an open-access, peer reviewed, interdisciplinary, professional journal concerned with mental health, personal well-being and its supporting ecosystems that acknowledge the importance of people’s interactions with their environments, established in 2006, is published on 280 pages per volume in English and German by the Semmelweis University Institute of Mental Health. The journal’s professional oversight is provided by the Editor-in-Chief and an international Editorial Board, assisted by an Advisory Board. The semiannual journal, with issues appearing in June and December, is published in Budapest. The journal aims at the dissemination of the latest scientific research on mental health and well-being in Europe. It seeks novel, integrative and comprehensive, applied as well as theoretical articles that are inspiring for professionals and practitioners with different fields of interest: social and natural sciences, humanities and different segments of mental health research and practice. The primary thematic focus of EJMH is the social-ecological antecedents of mental health and foundations of human well-being. Most specifically, the journal welcomes contributions that present high-quality, original research findings on well-being and mental health across the lifespan and in historical perspective.