Does relatedness to others in physical activity

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Does relatedness to others in physical activity promote mental health and prevent mental disorders among youth?

Isabelle Doré, Ph.D (c), Jennifer O’Loughlin, Ph.D., Louise Fournier, Ph.D. School of Public Health, Université de Montréal, CHUM Research Centre ISPAH, Novembre 17th 2016

Anxiety, Depression = Public Health Issues

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Acting Up Stream

Promoting

Mental health, well-being

Preventing

Distress, anxiety, depression

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Physical Activity = Non-pharmacological strategy

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What we know •  Higher volume = increased benefits

What we don’t know •  Social mechanisms ?

•  Team sports = increased benefits •  Biological mechanisms

•  Psychological mechanisms

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Objective

é Mental Healh ? Relatedness to others in PA (social connectedness and belonging)

ê Anxiety symptoms ? ê Depressive symptoms ?

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SAMCO Study: College students (16-24), Canada College 88 compulsory physical education class

1527 students (87.8 %) T1 = paper questionnaire in class

6 months

460 students (30.1%) T2 = web questionnaire

430 physically active students included in analysis

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Results Mental health indicators according to relatedness to others in PA n = 430, female (63.5%), mean age = 18.5 (SD = 2.6)

B (95% CI) Mental Health (MHC-SF)

0.20 (0.05; 0.35)

Scores 0-70

Anxiety Symptoms (HADS-A)

- 0.08 (- 0.13; - 0.03)

Scores 0-21

Depressive Symptoms (HADS-D)

- 0.05 (- 0.09; - 0.01)

Scores 0-21 Bold indicates statistically significant results p