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Physical activity and the development of general mental health problems or attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms in children and adolescents: A cross-lagged panel analysis of long-term follow-up epidemiological data
dc.contributor.authorGanjeh, Parisa
dc.contributor.authorHagmayer, York
dc.contributor.authorMeyer, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorKuhnert, Ronny
dc.contributor.authorRavens-Sieberer, Ulrike
dc.contributor.authorvon Steinbuechel, Nicole
dc.contributor.authorRothenberger, Aribert
dc.contributor.authorBecker, Andreas
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-18T12:53:51Z
dc.date.available2024-09-18T12:53:51Z
dc.date.issued2022-09-13none
dc.identifier.other10.3389/fnbeh.2022.933139
dc.identifier.urihttp://edoc.rki.de/176904/12197
dc.description.abstractStudies have shown that physical activity (PA) can provide a helpful, low-risk, and cost-effective intervention for children and adolescents suffering from mental health problems. This longitudinal study aimed to assess whether PA prevents the development of mental health problems, such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents. Data were analyzed from the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS) collected from more than 15.000 children and adolescents at three different time points over a period of more than 10 years. Parents scored the PA of the study participants on three frequency levels according to WHO recommendations, and mental health problems were assessed by means of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). The total problem score (SDQ-Total) and the hyperactivity/inattention symptoms sub-scale (SDQ-H/I) were used in an autoregressive cross-lagged model to examine their relationship with PA. The results showed that PA of boys and girls at preschool age was inversely associated with the occurrence of mental health problems and, in particular, ADHD symptoms about 6 years later. Higher levels of PA were associated with better general mental health and fewer ADHD symptoms at the next time point (Wave 1). These effects were not observed from preadolescence (Wave 1) to adolescence (Wave 2), neither for girls nor for boys. These findings indicate that medium-to-high PA may be a supportive factor for good mental health in children in preschool and elementary school. Future studies will have to show whether PA may be a helpful add-on for interventional programs for improving general mental health and alleviating ADHD symptoms among children and adolescents.eng
dc.language.isoengnone
dc.publisherRobert Koch-Institut
dc.rights(CC BY 3.0 DE) Namensnennung 3.0 Deutschlandger
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/de/
dc.subjectphysical activityeng
dc.subjectmental health problemseng
dc.subjectADHDeng
dc.subjectlongitudinal relationshipeng
dc.subjectchildreneng
dc.subjectadolescentseng
dc.subject.ddc610 Medizin und Gesundheitnone
dc.titlePhysical activity and the development of general mental health problems or attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms in children and adolescents: A cross-lagged panel analysis of long-term follow-up epidemiological datanone
dc.typearticle
dc.identifier.urnurn:nbn:de:0257-176904/12197-2
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionnone
local.edoc.container-titleFrontiers in Behavioral Neurosciencenone
local.edoc.container-issn1662-5153none
local.edoc.pages14none
local.edoc.type-nameZeitschriftenartikel
local.edoc.container-typeperiodical
local.edoc.container-type-nameZeitschrift
local.edoc.container-urlhttps://www.frontiersin.org/journals/behavioral-neurosciencenone
local.edoc.container-publisher-nameFrontiers Meadia S.A.none
local.edoc.container-volume16none
local.edoc.container-reportyear2022none
dc.description.versionPeer Reviewednone

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