Physical activity and life satisfaction among adolescents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61989592%3A15510%2F23%3A73620704" target="_blank" >RIV/61989592:15510/23:73620704 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2023.104081" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2023.104081</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2023.104081" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.actpsy.2023.104081</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Physical activity and life satisfaction among adolescents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Original language description

The negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and distance education has significantly affected adolescents&apos; lives. The restrictive policies negatively affected their physical and mental health and life satisfaction. It is therefore desirable to look for ways to eliminate similar negative impacts on adolescents in the future. This study aimed to identify the differences in the association between physical activity and life satisfaction in Polish adolescents before and during the pandemic. The study included 1541 participants (891 before the pandemic and 650 during the pandemic) aged 15–19 years. The International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Long Form questionnaire was used to assess physical activity, and the Bern Subjective Well-Being Questionnaire was used to evaluate life satisfaction. The objectivity of data collection and analysis before and during the pandemic was ensured by the web application the International Database for Research and Educational Support. During the pandemic, we found lower physical activity and life satisfaction in both boys and girls compared to before the pandemic. Girls with low and high physical activity levels showed significantly lower life satisfaction during the pandemic than they did before. Low life satisfaction was associated with lower physical activity, and high life satisfaction was associated with greater total physical activity. Both boys and girls with low and high life satisfaction achieved significantly fewer physical activity recommendations during the pandemic. High life satisfaction increased the likelihood of meeting the recommendations for physical activity before and during the pandemic. This study provides new insights into the differences and associations between life satisfaction and physical activity in adolescent boys and girls before and during the pandemic. It provides suggestions for the prevention of possible future restrictions in the school settings. Support for post-pandemic life satisfaction in adolescents should focus mainly on increasing vigorous physical activity and improving adolescent participation in organized physical activity settings.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30306 - Sport and fitness sciences

Project

<a href="/en/project/GA13-32935S" target="_blank" >GA13-32935S: The objectification of comprehensive monitoring of school mental and physical strain in adolescents in the context of physical and mental condition</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2023

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

ACTA PSYCHOLOGICA

ISSN

0001-6918

e-ISSN

1873-6297

Volume of the periodical

241

Issue of the periodical within the volume

November 2023

Country of publishing house

NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS

Number of pages

10

Pages from-to

1-10

UT code for WoS article

001115596700001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85176933064