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{"title":"Trajectories of physical function changes for older veterans with serious mental illness in a clinical exercise program","authors":"Julia Browne ,&nbsp;Eric B. Elbogen ,&nbsp;Kim T. Mueser ,&nbsp;James L. Rudolph ,&nbsp;Wen-Chih Wu ,&nbsp;Noah S. Philip ,&nbsp;Whitney L. Mills ,&nbsp;Alexander S. Young ,&nbsp;Richard Sloane ,&nbsp;Katherine S. Hall","doi":"10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100580","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100580","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background and aims</h3><p>Older persons with serious mental illness (SMI) have compromised physical function (endurance, strength, mobility). Multicomponent exercise is effective at improving function in older adults but has been minimally examined in older people with SMI. The purpose of this study was to evaluate changes in physical function for older adults with SMI enrolled in a clinical exercise program.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>This study was a retrospective analysis of Veterans Health Administration (VHA) electronic health record and national clinical exercise program (“Gerofit”) data. One hundred fifty older veterans with SMI and 1264 older veterans without SMI enrolled in eight Gerofit sites between 2010 and 2019. Veterans completed five objective measures of physical function assessing endurance (6-min walk test), strength (arm curl, chair stand), and mobility (10-m walk, 8-foot-up-and-go) at Gerofit enrollment and at three, six, and 12 months. Demographic and health information were obtained from VHA electronic health records. Propensity-score matching (1:3) was conducted followed by linear mixed modeling analyses to evaluate differences in trajectories of functional changes between groups.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Results showed significant improvements in all function measures over time adjusting for SMI status and control variables; however, there were no significant differences in physical function changes between SMI and non-SMI groups.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>These findings suggest that multicomponent exercise can improve physical function in older veterans with SMI.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51589,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health and Physical Activity","volume":"26 ","pages":"Article 100580"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139727021","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The association between exercise and treatment seeking in college students diagnosed with substance use disorder","authors":"Fares Qeadan ,&nbsp;Shanti O'Neil ,&nbsp;William A. Barbeau ,&nbsp;Kevin English","doi":"10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100581","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100581","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><p>To investigate the relationship between exercise and seeking treatment for substance use disorder (SUD) in college students.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p><span>Data from Fall 2015 through Spring 2019, from the National College Health Assessment, were used in multivariable </span>logistic regression models. Adjusted odds ratios (aORs) were used to estimate the effect size of associations. The models controlled for individual and contextual characteristics based on Andersen's “Behavioral Model of Health Services Use”.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Of the sample data of 5,223 college students with SUD, 34.5 % met the American College of Sports Medicine's (ACSM) aerobic exercise and muscle strengthening guidelines. Students who met the guidelines had a 30.6 % increase in the odds of seeking SUD treatment compared to students who did not meet the guidelines (aOR = 1.306; 95 % CI 1.142–1.493). Specifically, for every additional session of moderate or vigorous aerobic exercise over the span of 7 days, there was a 3.2 % increase in the odds of seeking SUD treatment (aOR = 1.032; 95 % CI 1.014–1.050).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>This study highlights the significant association between exercise and the likelihood of seeking treatment for SUD among college students. However, given the cross-sectional nature of the data, we cannot definitively establish the directionality of this relationship, thus further longitudinal studies are needed to confirm this potential causal relationship. Despite this, the observed association underscores the potential value of considering exercise and physical activity<span> in the development of SUD treatment strategies for college students, suggesting that promoting a physically active lifestyle may be beneficial in encouraging treatment-seeking behavior among this population.</span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":51589,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health and Physical Activity","volume":"26 ","pages":"Article 100581"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139668407","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The effect of aerobic exercise on serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and executive function in college students","authors":"Beatriz Muñoz Ospina ,&nbsp;Natalia Cadavid-Ruiz","doi":"10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100578","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100578","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>The release of serum BDNF after aerobic exercise and its influence on cognition have yielded contradictory results. Furthermore, the impact of different levels of physical activity on BDNF release has not been clarified. This study aims to determine the effect of a single session of acute aerobic exercise on serum BDNF levels and inhibitory control in college students with varying levels of physical activity.</p></div><div><h3>Method</h3><p>A total of 62 college students (48.4 % male) with different levels of physical activity, according to IPAQ scores, participated in the study: athletes (<em>n</em> = 20); regular fitness (<em>n</em> = 19) and sedentary (<em>n</em> = 23). Serum BDNF levels and performance on the Victoria Stroop test were measured before and after a 30-min aerobic exercise session.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Sedentary subjects have higher baseline serum BDNF levels compared to the other two groups, with athletes having the lowest levels. We found significant differences in serum BDNF levels between regular fitness and sedentary (<em>p</em> = 0.031) and athletes and sedentary (<em>p</em> = 0.030) groups after the aerobic exercise. No significant difference was found between regular fitness and athletes (<em>p</em> &gt; 0.999) groups. Inhibitory control did not show differences between groups or time.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>These findings suggest that active young adults and athletes demonstrate an exercise training adaptation, displaying low serum BDNF concentration baselines, as well as sufficient sensitivity to increase BDNF concentration with a single bout of exercise. Sedentary young adults also benefit from acute exercise, although to a lesser extent than observed in active individuals and athletes, possibly indicating lower cardiovascular fitness.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51589,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health and Physical Activity","volume":"26 ","pages":"Article 100578"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1755296624000036/pdfft?md5=196651d749c25c616ad1405e6f4d46cc&pid=1-s2.0-S1755296624000036-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139552786","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A scoping review of trans and gender diverse children and adolescents’ experiences of physical activity, sport, and exercise participation","authors":"Felicity Austin ,&nbsp;Kemi E Wright ,&nbsp;Ben Jackson ,&nbsp;Ashleigh Lin ,&nbsp;Kai Schweizer ,&nbsp;Bonnie J Furzer","doi":"10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100576","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100576","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Increasing young people's physical activity, along with their motivation and confidence to be active, is widely advocated for supporting desirable health outcomes. Trans and gender diverse (henceforth; trans) young people experience significant physical activity-related barriers compared to cisgender (i.e., an individual for whom gender identity and sex presumed at birth are in alignment) peers. This scoping review aimed to synthesise information relating to physical activity, sport, and exercise, as well as participation experiences among trans young people aged 10–25 years. Database searches of CINAHL, Embase, Medline, PsychINFO, and SportDiscus were conducted for publication until August 2023. Broad search terms included exercise, physical activity, sport, transgender, gender diverse, youth, child, and adolescents, with 24 studies identified for full text review. Following title, abstract, and full text review, 12 studies were retained for data extraction. Methodological quality was assessed with scores ranging from 0.14 to 0.95. Eleven studies reported trans young people participated in less physical activity compared to cisgender peers. All 12 studies reported on barriers to exercise participation—resulting from gender-based isolation, exclusion, and rejection in sports or school physical education—that were associated with mental health-related concerns. Findings demonstrate trans young people typically have lower physical activity participation levels, feel less safe while playing sport, and face more barriers to participation than their cisgender peers, resulting in isolation and exclusion. Findings suggest a need to create more inclusive opportunities and harness motivating factors (e.g., gender affirmation, social capital) to assist the adoption of healthy exercise behaviours.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51589,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health and Physical Activity","volume":"26 ","pages":"Article 100576"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1755296624000012/pdfft?md5=cd9e0e9e41e9ef47e57748294c701065&pid=1-s2.0-S1755296624000012-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139552664","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Actigraphy estimated sleep moderates the relationship between physical activity and cognition in older adults","authors":"Daniel D. Callow ,&nbsp;Vadim Zipunnikov ,&nbsp;Adam P. Spira ,&nbsp;Sarah K. Wanigatunga ,&nbsp;Corinne Pettigrew ,&nbsp;Marilyn Albert ,&nbsp;Anja Soldan ,&nbsp;the BIOCARD Research Team","doi":"10.1016/j.mhpa.2023.100573","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mhpa.2023.100573","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background and aims</h3><p>Physical inactivity<span> and poor sleep are common in older adults and may interact to contribute to age- and disease-related cognitive decline. However, prior work regarding the associations among physical activity<span>, sleep, and cognition in older adults is primarily limited to subjective questionnaires that are susceptible to inaccuracies and recall bias. Therefore, this study examined whether objectively measured physical activity and sleep characteristics, each estimated using actigraphy, are independently or interactively associated with cognitive performance.</span></span></p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>The study included 157 older adults free of dementia (136 cognitively unimpaired; 21 MCI; M age = 71.7) from the BIOCARD cohort.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p><span>Using multiple linear regression, cognition was regressed on estimated total volume of physical activity (TVPA), sleep efficiency (SE), wake after sleep onset (WASO), and total sleep time (TST) (adjusted for age, sex, education, diagnosis, vascular risk factors, and </span><span><em>Apolipoprotein E</em><em> (</em></span><span>APOE)-e4 genetic status). Models were also run for domain-specific cognitive composite scores. TVPA and SE each were positively associated with a global cognitive composite score. TVPA was positively associated with executive function and language composites, and SE was positively related to executive function, visuospatial, and language composites. Importantly, a TVPA by SE interaction (p = .015) suggested that adults with the poorest SE experienced the greatest benefit from physical activity in relation to global cognition. The other sleep metrics were unrelated to cognitive performance.</span></p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>These results suggest that TVPA and SE may synergistically benefit cognition in older adults.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51589,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health and Physical Activity","volume":"26 ","pages":"Article 100573"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2023-12-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139036666","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effects of combining physical activity with mindfulness on mental health and wellbeing: Systematic review of complex interventions","authors":"Masha Remskar ,&nbsp;Max J. Western ,&nbsp;Emma L. Osborne ,&nbsp;Olivia M. Maynard ,&nbsp;Ben Ainsworth","doi":"10.1016/j.mhpa.2023.100575","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mhpa.2023.100575","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Physical activity and mindfulness practice both have established psychological benefits, yet research into their interaction and combined use is sparse. This systematic review aimed to pool the evidence examining the impact of interventions that combined physical activity and mindfulness on mental health and wellbeing outcomes, and their potential mechanisms of action.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>Six databases (PubMed, Scopus, EMBASE, PsychINFO, Web of Science, Cochrane Library) were searched for trials reporting interventions that included 1) physical activity and mindfulness as primary treatments, 2) comparative control condition(s), 3) an adult sample, and 4) at least one mental health or wellbeing outcome. Screening, data extraction and quality assessment were conducted by two researchers. Findings are presented narratively due to clinical and methodological heterogeneity.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Out of 7682 search results, 35 trials were included. Most eligible studies had pilot or feasibility designs (<em>n</em> = 19, 54%) or small sample sizes. Combined interventions were feasible to deliver and improved psychological health relative to passive controls (25/33 outcome comparisons reported across trials). Effects on psychological health outcomes compared to active controls were mixed (12/38 comparisons favoured combination over physical activity only, 5/18 favoured combination over mindfulness only), as were results regarding physical activity engagement.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Interventions combining physical activity with mindfulness are effective for improving mental health and wellbeing, possibly more so than either approach alone. Further research, including larger randomised controlled trials, is required to determine effectiveness and optimal intervention parameters. Exploring mechanisms of change will clarify their effects on mental health, wellbeing, and potential for behaviour change.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51589,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health and Physical Activity","volume":"26 ","pages":"Article 100575"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2023-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S175529662300073X/pdfft?md5=bf24cd4b91a3035fef22df2057ee5632&pid=1-s2.0-S175529662300073X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138820174","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Physical activity following discharge from inpatient adult mental health settings","authors":"Philip Hodgson ,&nbsp;Jack Haywood ,&nbsp;Alex Benham","doi":"10.1016/j.mhpa.2023.100574","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mhpa.2023.100574","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>People with severe mental illness are considerably less physically active than the general population and experience a premature mortality<span> of 10–20 years, often attributed to modifiable behaviours<span>, including physical activity. Inpatient environments provide opportunities for people with SMI to become more physically active, however evidence is limited on its sustainability following discharge to community settings.</span></span></p></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><p>This review aimed to summarise the published evidence relating to physical activity interventions following discharge from inpatient adult mental health settings.</p></div><div><h3>Design</h3><p>MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycINFO and AMED databases were searched to identify articles considering physical activity interventions taking place following discharge from an adult (&gt;18) inpatient mental health setting, published after 2007.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Of 3412 unique results, 5 studies were eligible for inclusion. Despite all included studies involving some transition between inpatient and community mental health settings, to-date no study has focused exclusively on physical activity interventions delivered following discharge from inpatient mental health settings.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>This review has found insufficient evidence to guide the delivery of physical activity following discharge from inpatient mental health services. Future research is required to improve our knowledge of the optimal forms and delivery of physical activity interventions during this time, alongside quantifying the impact on readmission rates and clinical presentation.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51589,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health and Physical Activity","volume":"26 ","pages":"Article 100574"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2023-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138820127","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"“Goldilocks days” for adolescent mental health: Movement behaviour combinations for well-being, anxiety and depression by gender","authors":"Markus J. Duncan ,&nbsp;Nicholas Kuzik ,&nbsp;Diego Augusto Santos Silva ,&nbsp;Richard E. Bélanger ,&nbsp;Valerie Carson ,&nbsp;Jean-Philippe Chaput ,&nbsp;Guy Faulkner ,&nbsp;Mark A. Ferro ,&nbsp;Anne-Marie Turcotte-Tremblay ,&nbsp;Scott T. Leatherdale ,&nbsp;Karen A. Patte ,&nbsp;Mark S. Tremblay","doi":"10.1016/j.mhpa.2023.100572","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mhpa.2023.100572","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51589,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health and Physical Activity","volume":"26 ","pages":"Article 100572"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2023-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138680770","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Physical activity interventions to improve mental health and wellbeing in university students in the UK: A service mapping study","authors":"Francesca Malagodi ,&nbsp;Eleanor J. Dommett ,&nbsp;James L. Findon ,&nbsp;Benjamin Gardner","doi":"10.1016/j.mhpa.2023.100563","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mhpa.2023.100563","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background and aims</h3><p>Student mental health is of increasing concern: over a quarter of UK students report a mental health issue, and reactive support services cannot cope with increasing demand. Physical activity (PA) is associated with improved mental health in higher education settings. Universities are well placed to offer PA to promote students’ mental health and wellbeing. This study represents the first attempt to establish how many UK universities offer PA-based interventions to improve mental health and wellbeing of students, and what these interventions entail. We sought to identify, and code the characteristics of, interventions regarding how to encourage regular PA.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>All UK universities were contacted and asked to report PA provisions available to students. We extracted key information from intervention descriptions, including using the Behaviour Change Technique (BCT) Taxonomy v1, to characterise component behaviour change strategies.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Of 143 public UK universities identified, 125 (87%) responded to our request. Of these, only 45 (36%) universities had PA provisions in place, with a total of 54 interventions available across the country, each delivered for between 6 and 12 weeks. Most interventions were tailored (82%) and used BCTs focused on instructing students on how to perform physical activity (61%), restructuring the environment to facilitate activity (54%), and behavioural goal setting (46%).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Only a minority of UK universities offer PA interventions to students. These offerings focus on enhancing students' <em>capabilities</em> and giving greater <em>opportunities</em> for PA. Universities should consider offering greater PA provision to students, and address students’ <em>motivation</em> to engage in PA.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51589,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health and Physical Activity","volume":"26 ","pages":"Article 100563"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2023-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1755296623000613/pdfft?md5=12843897aedc89924e13a2d284a2dac3&pid=1-s2.0-S1755296623000613-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138501620","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Spanish version of the Exercise and Eating Disorders Questionnaire","authors":"María Fernandez-del-Valle ,&nbsp;Margarita Pérez Ruiz ,&nbsp;Danika A. Quesnel ,&nbsp;Alejandro F. San Juan ,&nbsp;Andrea Barrios-Hernández ,&nbsp;Montserrat Graell-Berna ,&nbsp;Fernando Martínez-Abad","doi":"10.1016/j.mhpa.2023.100564","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mhpa.2023.100564","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><p>This study aimed to adapt and assess the validity and reliability of the Spanish version of the Exercise in Eating Disorders Questionnaire (EED-Q) in order to diversify and offer a more comprehensive, effective, and standardized assessment of maladaptive exercise (ME) in ED.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>The EED-Q is a self-reported questionnaire that assesses eating disorders (ED) patients' attitudes towards exercise. Based on the four-factor model of the original version, the EED-Q was adapted through forward and back-translation and inconsistencies were addressed through a committee of experts. Then, the EED-Q Spanish version (S-EED-Q) was administered to 172 patients with eating disorders (age = 15.28 ± 1.64 years). An exploratory factor analysis was computed to assess the construct validity. Inter-item correlations, item-factor correlations, McDonald's Omega, and Cronbach's Alpha were estimated to test the internal consistency (reliability). In addition, convergent validity was tested by relating EED-Q and the Eating Disorders Inventory 2 (EDI-2) scores, discriminant validity was assessed comparing EED-Q item-factor correlations, and divergent validity was conducted by analyzing EED-Q factor correlations.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The S-EED-Q revealed significant generalized correlations among the scale items and showed good reliability scores (McDonald's Omega and Cronbach's alpha &gt;0.7) except for Factor 2 (McDonald's Omega = 0.63 and Cronbach's alpha = 0.58). After eliminating items 8 and 15 due to their low factor loadings, the EFA revealed a robust empirical factor structure, adequate to the theoretical model, with good levels of total explained variance (65%). Convergent, discriminant and divergent validity showed good performance: results showed expected correlations between EED-Q and EDI-2, all items achieved higher item-factor correlations in their theoretical factor than in the others, and all factor-factor correlations were as expected.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>This study is the first to adapt and validate the S-EED-Q. The psychometric properties of the S-EED-Q compared to the original version were supported with some limitations. Although the psychometric properties of the scale are adequate and the construct, convergent, discriminant and divergent validity are endorsed, some of the original items are questionable. Likewise, the items of the positive and healthy exercise factor require an in-depth revision.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51589,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health and Physical Activity","volume":"26 ","pages":"Article 100564"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2023-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1755296623000625/pdfft?md5=2d291aa07b5ba40c1b1a13800769e602&pid=1-s2.0-S1755296623000625-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138467350","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}