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Mental health, overweight, and physical exercise in young portuguese adults : a cross-sectional study

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datacite.subject.fosCiências Médicas::Ciências da Saúde
datacite.subject.sdg03:Saúde de Qualidade
dc.contributor.authorGonçalves, Tânia
dc.contributor.authorMonteiro, Diogo
dc.contributor.authorMatos, Rui
dc.contributor.authorCouto, Nuno
dc.contributor.authorAntunes, Raul
dc.contributor.authorDiz, Susana
dc.contributor.authorAmaro, Nuno
dc.contributor.authorJacinto, Miguel
dc.contributor.authorDuarte-Mendes, Pedro
dc.date.accessioned2025-07-22T10:15:15Z
dc.date.available2025-07-22T10:15:15Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractAbstract: The aim of this study was to see if there are any associations between mental health, Body Mass Index (BMI), and physical exercise (PE) in young Por tuguese adults. The sample consisted of 414 people aged between 18 and 25 years old. A sociodemographic questionnaire designed for this study and the Mental Health Inventory were used. To analyze the results, the total sample was divided according to the criteria “BMI ≥ 5 kg/m2”; “BMI < 25 kg/m2”; “does not practice PE”; and “practices PE”, and sample groups were formed with these names. It was found that there was an association between the dimensions of the Mental Health Inventory and the average time spent practicing PE in the total sample (r from 0.099 to 0.160) and in individuals with a BMI < 25 kg/m2 (r = 0.154 and 0.169). In individuals with a BMI ≥25 kg/m2, there was an association between the ‘BMI’ and depression variables (r = −0.174). In all groups, associations were found between the variables of age and BMI (r from 0.120 to 0.216). There was also a significant effect of group (non-exercise vs. exercise groups) on the dependent variables, Λ = 0.972, F(5, 408) = 2.329, p = 0.042, η2p = 0.28. This study confirms the association between PE and mental health and suggests that BMI may have an influence on the appearance of depressive symptoms in young Portuguese adults. eng
dc.identifier.citationGONÇALVES, T., [et al.] (2025). Mental health, overweight, and physical exercise in young portuguese adults : a cross-sectional study. Applied Sciences, 15(7), 4056. DOI: 10.3390/app15074056
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/app15074056
dc.identifier.eissn2076-3417
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.11/10241
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.relationFCT - Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology under the following project UI/04045.
dc.relation.hasversionhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/7/4056
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectMental health
dc.subjectPhysical exercise
dc.subjectOverweight
dc.subjectObesity
dc.subjectYoung adults
dc.titleMental health, overweight, and physical exercise in young portuguese adults : a cross-sectional studyeng
dc.typeresearch article
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oaire.citation.endPage19
oaire.citation.issue7
oaire.citation.startPage1
oaire.citation.titleApplied Sciences-Basel
oaire.citation.volume15
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person.familyNameDuarte-Mendes
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