SynthesisBMC public health2019
Sedentary behaviors and anxiety among children, adolescents and adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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37 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Systematic review: occupational sedentary behaviour and common mental health symptoms.Occupational medicine (Oxford, England) · 2025Pooled it
- Applying AI in the Context of the Association Between Device-Based Assessment of Physical Activity and Mental Health: Systematic Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2025Pooled it
- The Overflow Effects of Movement Behaviour Change Interventions for Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Pooled it
- Associations between physical activity, sedentary behaviour and self-rated health among the general population of children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2020Pooled it
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- Web-based need-supportive parenting program to promote physical activity in secondary school students: a randomized controlled pilot trial.BMC public health · 2023Trial
- Standing Desks in a Grade 4 Classroom over the Full School Year.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Trial
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- Effects of physical exercise on the developmental trajectory of social anxiety in middle school students: a mixed growth model.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Occupational sedentary behaviour and mental health symptoms among software and IT workers in China: a cross-sectional study using path analysis.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Contribution of social determinants to symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder.PLOS mental health · 2026Article
- Association Between Sedentary Behavior and Body Image Distortion Among Korean Adolescents Considering Sedentary Purpose.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Machine Learning Models to Identify Clinically Significant Anxiety in Short-Term Insomnia Using Accelerometers.Depression and anxiety · 2025Article
- Physical activity and hippocampal volume in young adults.Brain imaging and behavior · 2024Article
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- Sex Differences in the Association between Prolonged Sitting Time and Anxiety Prevalence among Korean Adults.Brain sciences · 2024Article
- More People, More Active, More Often for Heart Health - Taking Action on Physical Activity.Global heart · 2024Review
- Emotional and Behavioral Correlates of Exposure to Electronic Media in School-Aged Children: A Prospective Study.Journal of Korean medical science · 2023Article
- Psychological distress and health behaviours among Cambodian Americans at risk for developing diabetes.Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress · 2023Article
- Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for Mental Health.Current psychiatry reports · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough the number of studies examining the relationships between sedentary behaviors (SB) and anxiety is growing, an overarching evidence, taking into account children, adolescents, and adults as well as different types of SB and different categories of anxiety outcomes, is still missing. Thus, this systematic review and meta-analysis aimed at obtaining a comprehensive overview of existing evidence.
methodsA search in the following databases: PsycINFO, PsycARTICLES, Academic Search Complete, ERIC, HealthSource: Nursing/Academic Edition and MEDLINE, resulted in k = 31 original studies included in the systematic review (total N = 99,192) and k = 17 (total N = 27,443) included in the meta-analysis. Main inclusion criteria referred to testing the SB--anxiety relationship, the quality score (above the threshold of 65%), and the language of publications (English). The study was following the PRISMA statement and was registered at PROSPERO (CRD42017068517).
resultsBoth the systematic review and meta-analysis indicated that overall average effects were small: higher levels of symptoms of anxiety were associated with higher levels of SB (weighted r = .093, 95% CI [.055, .130], p < .001). Moderator analyses indicated that trends for stronger effects were observed among adults, compared to children/adolescents (p = .085).
conclusionsFurther longitudinal studies are necessary to elucidate the predictive direction of the anxiety-SB relationship and to clarify whether the effects depend on the type of anxiety indicators.
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