- Title
- Exploring the self-reported physical fitness and self-rated health, mental health disorders, and body satisfaction among Chinese adolescents: A cross-sectional study
- Creator
- Shi, Chongyan; Yan, Jin; Wang, Lei; Shen, Hejun
- Relation
- Frontiers in Psychology Vol. 13, no. 1003231
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1003231
- Publisher
- Frontiers Research Foundation
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2022
- Description
- Background: Physical activity (PA) and Physical fitness (PF) have received tremendous attention in the field of physical and mental health. However, limited attention has been given to the associations of self-reported physical fitness with some health-related outcomes. Given the COVID-19 pandemic is still active in many Chinese regions, assessing health-related physical fitness (HRPF) in adolescents using field-based assessment (such as a shuttle run for cardiorespiratory fitness) is unrealistic, therefore, this study was conducted via a self-reported questionnaire. Purpose: The present cross-sectional study was aimed at delving into the relationship between self-reported physical fitness with self-rated health, depression, anxiety, and body satisfaction in adolescents. Three thousand eight hundred and seven study participants from 12 public schools in South-eastern China were recruited and 2,407 of them provided valid data on variables that this study needed for analysis. Materials and methods: Study participants were asked to self-report their sociodemographic factors (e.g., sex, grade, age), independence, and outcomes. Generalized linear models were used to explore the associations of self-reported physical fitness (comprising general physical fitness, cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular strength, speed and agility, and flexibility) with depression, anxiety, and body satisfaction. A total of 2,407 children and adolescents with a mean age of 13.82 (±2.1) years were included in the final study analysis. Results: Higher self-reported levels of general physical fitness and cardiorespiratory fitness were associated with better self-rated health, and body satisfaction but with lower risks of depression and anxiety. Conclusion: The current study offered evidence on the roles of self-reported physical fitness and health-related outcomes. To facilitate health in children and adolescents, advocating fitness education, and promotion could be a feasible approach.
- Subject
- fitness promotion; overall health; depression; anxiety; body; school-aged student; SDG 17; Sustainable Development Goals
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1501182
- Identifier
- uon:55098
- Identifier
- ISSN:1664-1078
- Rights
- x
- Language
- eng
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