The relationship between physical activity and mental health varies across activity intensity levels and dimensions of mental health among women and men

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1207-1214

  Asztalos, Melinda ^a   De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse ^a   Cardon, Greet ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Gender; Intensity; Mental health; Physical activity; Public health promotion; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; STATISTICAL MODEL; WALKING;

ADULT; ANXIETY; BELGIUM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXERTION; SEX FACTORS; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; WALKING;

EID: 77957241865     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980009992825     Document Type: Article

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