Correlation between sedentary behavior and depressive symptoms in adolescents
To explore the relationship between sedentary behavior and depressive symptoms in adolescents,so as to provide a theoretical basis for improving and preventing adolescents'depression.In this study,10 327 adolescents aged 12～17 were randomly by the means of hierarchy and cluster selected in Shanghai,Kunming,Urumqi,Suzhou,and Changsha,between September and December in 2021,and the Chi-square test and logistic regression analysis were used to explore the relationship between them.The results showed that the total detection rate of adolescent s'depression was 28.6％,among which the total detection rate of depressive symptoms and severe depression was 19.5％and 9.1％,respectively.The detection rate of high school students is higher than that of junior high school,and that of girls is higher than that of boys.After controlling for the relevant influencing factors,the detection rate of depressive symptoms in the sedentary behavior 8 h and 2 h video time were 1.302 and 1.348 times in the sedentary behavior＜8 h and video time＜2 h,respectively(P＜0.01).The conclusion revealed that sedentary behavior,especially video time is closely related to depressive symptoms in adolescents.Given that it's necessary to pay attention to the harm caused by sedentary behavior to the physical and mental health of adolescents,and limit sedentary behavior and video time by setting reasonable use time,encouraging participation in outdoor activities,educating correct use habits,and parental supervision and participation to restrict sedentary behavior and screen time for adolescents,and also guide adolescents to use electronic devices correctly,so as to reduce and prevent the occurrence of depressive symptoms among adolescents.
adolescentsdepressive symptomssedentary behaviorscreen time
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