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July 1, 2025International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Physical Activity and Adolescent Depression: The Moderating Effects of Self‐Esteem, Sleep Quality and Social Support in Mental Health Interventions

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BWBingke WangHZHongkai Zhou

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Overview

Quantitative investigation shows physical activity lowers depressive symptoms in adolescents, highlighting self-esteem and sleep quality as important moderators.

Key Points

  • Increased physical activity levels significantly correlate with lower levels of adolescent depression, showing a clear protective effect.
  • Participants reported on physical activity, self-esteem, sleep quality, and depressive symptoms, resulting in 485 valid responses from 550 distributed questionnaires.
  • Assessment using a quantitative investigation design with organized surveys conducted in schools over a 3-month period led to notable findings.
  • These significant results suggest that enhancing physical activity, self-esteem, and sleep quality may help mitigate adolescent depression.

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Wang et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af73637567bf4f94fed3d8https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.70126
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