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August 17, 2025HealthcareOpen Access

Association Between Physical Activity, Quality of Life, Barriers to Physical Activity, and Mental Health in Chilean Adolescents: The MOV-ES Study

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EMEugenio Merellano-NavarroPPPablo Pasten-HernándezJAJuan Aristegui-Mondaca

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Overview

Cross-sectional analysis shows associations between physical activity and mental health outcomes in adolescents, indicating significant barriers to activity.

Key Points

  • Higher mental health risk correlates with lower physical activity, emerging from various individual and contextual factors.
  • About 54.4% of students indicated risk for depression, while 63% showed anxiety symptoms, revealing a concerning trend.
  • The observational analysis involved 351 secondary school students, assessing physical activity, quality of life, and mental health.
  • Findings highlight the critical influence of lifestyle behaviors and perceived social support on mental health, supporting potential interventions.

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Merellano-Navarro et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af2ef6cf1dd9ea359e72a9https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13162028
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