A Prospective Analysis of the Relationship Between Walking and Mood in Sedentary Ethnic Minority Women

Lee, Rebecca E.; Goldberg, Jennifer H.; Sallis, James F.; Hickmann, Sara A.; Castro, Cynthia M.; Chen, Audrey H.

doi:10.1300/j013v32n04_01

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“…Several large studies have shown an inverse correlation between depression and physical activity in obese and overweight women (Beydoun & Wang, 2010; Simon et al, 2008). There is also some evidence that increasing physical activity is associated with decreased depressive symptoms in minority women (e.g., Ayala, 2011; Craft, Freund, Culpepper, & Perna, 2007; Lee et al, 2001; Perrino et al, 2011). However, few of these studies included large numbers of minority participants and therefore it is possible that for overweight or obese minority women, physical activity does not predict depression risk.…”

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Screen time, physical activity and depression risk in minority women

Breland

Fox

Horowitz

2013

Mental Health and Physical Activity

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Emerging research suggests that sedentary behavior, sometimes measured as screen time, may be an important correlate of depression. Physical activity, while not the direct opposite of sedentary behavior, has also been associated with depression (albeit inversely). Although low-income and minority populations may experience greater levels of depression, little research has focused on the relationships between screen time or physical activity and depression in low-income, minority populations in the United States. This study used logistic regression to assess relationships among depression, daily screen time, and weekly physical activity and the interaction between screen time and physical activity in a cross-sectional sample of 535 overweight or obese minority women in East Harlem, New York. Sixteen percent of participants were at risk for depression, which was significantly higher than national averages. Results suggested that engaging in high levels of daily screen time was associated with increased depression risk, even after controlling for physical activity and demographic variables. Neither physical activity nor the interaction between screen time and physical activity were associated with depression risk. Obesity was significantly associated with depression risk in all models, even when accounting for sedentary behavior and physical activity. Daily screen time may be an important risk factor for depression in minority women in the United States. The lack of association between physical activity and depression did not support past research and may have been due to the physical activity measure or the fact that physical activity may not be an important risk factor for depression in minority women.

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Screen time, physical activity and depression risk in minority women

Breland

Fox

Horowitz

2013

Mental Health and Physical Activity

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“…In addition to its relation to obesity, being physically active is itself related to decreased mortality and to decreased risk of many diseases including diabetes, some cancers, and cardiovascular disease (81,123,128). Being physically active is also related to psychological health, including positive mood and decreased depressive and anxiety symptoms (79,123). Yet, according to the Surgeon General as well as more recent epidemiological sources, more than 60% of Americans are not active enough to obtain important health benefits, and more than 25% are completely sedentary (123).…”

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Physical Activity and Weight Management Across the Lifespan

Goldberg

King

2007

Annu. Rev. Public Health

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This review discusses key findings and recommendations related to the role of physical activity in weight gain prevention, weight loss, and weight-loss maintenance across the lifespan. For weight gain prevention, epidemiological and clinical studies suggest that regular physical activity is critical, with increases above the recommended 30 min daily for health (e.g., to 45 to 60 min daily) potentially desirable for curtailing weight gain. For weight loss, clinical studies suggest that physical activity interventions alone usually produce only modest results. Combining physical activity with dietary interventions increases the chance of success, especially at higher levels of physical activity (e.g., 200 to 300 min or more weekly). For weightloss maintenance, high levels of physical activity (e.g., 40 to 90 min daily) may be necessary. To manage weight across the lifespan, a comprehensive approach to physical activity is needed supported by public policy interventions that help make physical activity a part of daily life.

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“…Recent research offers some suggestions. A handful of empirical studies indicate that walking enhances cognition in terms of memory (Labonté-LeMoyne et al 2015;Schaefer et al 2010), divergent thinking (Oppezzo and Schwarz 2014), and cognitive control (Hillman et al 2009), prevents cognitive decline in the elderly (Erickson et al 2011;Weuve et al 2004), when in nature, reduces stress (Aspinall et al 2013;Jin 1992;Morita et al 2007), improves mood (Lee et al 2001;Sakuragi and Sugiyama 2006) and enhances creativity (Atchley et al 2012).…”

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Taking your mind for a walk: a qualitative investigation of walking and thinking among nine Norwegian academics

Keinänen

2015

High Educ

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Walking has long been associated with thinking. Anecdotal evidence from philosophers, writers, researchers, artists, business leaders and so forth testify to the powers of walking-for-thinking. This study explores walking-for-thinking among nine academics in Norway, four university professors, two research and development professionals, two researchers and a university president, who utilize walking-for-thinking as an explicit practice in the their professional lives. Based on in-depth semi-structured qualitative interviews, the study identifies walking-for-thinking as a specific form of walking that has a steady rhythm and a specific individual speed that is experienced as most conducive to thinking. Further, the subjects experience walking-for-thinking as moving gestalt, an interplay between the person, environment and thinking where the rhythms of the body correlate with the rhythm of walking, affording feeling of enhanced memory and creativity. It is suggested that walking-for-thinking should be regarded as a an alternative space for inquiry especially today when sitting has been identified as an independent health hazard and when sedentary workers are urged to look for alternative ways of working that include more movement.

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A Prospective Analysis of the Relationship Between Walking and Mood in Sedentary Ethnic Minority Women

Cited by 31 publications

References 38 publications

Screen time, physical activity and depression risk in minority women

Screen time, physical activity and depression risk in minority women

Physical Activity and Weight Management Across the Lifespan

Taking your mind for a walk: a qualitative investigation of walking and thinking among nine Norwegian academics

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