2020
DOI: 10.1155/2020/4696592
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Academic Stress and Physical Activity in Adolescents

Abstract: e issue of work-related mental health needs to be addressed at the school level. e aim of this study was to explore the associations between academic stress (AS) of adolescent boys and girls and their physical activity (PA) during recesses and after school and to propose measures to promote the adoption of lifelong healthy working habits. Adolescents from 16 schools in the Czech Republic and 6 schools in Poland participated in the study (187 boys and 339 girls). Monitoring of PA and cognitive stress was conduc… Show more

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“…These findings emphasize the importance of increasing total recess time; however, they also show that longer recess time cannot replace students' participation in PELs, given the documented mean steps in the latter. It is encouraging that we found positive associations between meeting the PA recommendations and a lower incidence of depressive symptoms and academic stress in adolescents (27,72).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 63%
“…These findings emphasize the importance of increasing total recess time; however, they also show that longer recess time cannot replace students' participation in PELs, given the documented mean steps in the latter. It is encouraging that we found positive associations between meeting the PA recommendations and a lower incidence of depressive symptoms and academic stress in adolescents (27,72).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 63%
“…It is also unknown why, over the long-term, boys and girls achieved the greatest amount of PA on Friday; while the most critical day was Sunday [21,22,57]. The solution to this problem requires a deeper analysis concerning the associations between PA across different segments of the day, school programme and course load, as well as the relationship between PA and adolescents' academic stress [59].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…According to Adams, Johnson, and Tudor-Locke [38], the recommendation of ≥ 60 min/day of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) would ideally correspond to 11,500-14,000 steps/day; therefore, the recommendation on the daily number of steps was determined identically to other research studies [21,39,40], i.e., 11,000 steps/day.…”
Section: Participants and Settingmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…"The Lancet Commission" calls for a global solution [20]. A challenge for Czech schools is the fact that almost 25% of adolescents in secondary schools show depression symptoms and academic stress [21].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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