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
