The Association between Physical Education and Mental Health Indicators in Adolescents:A Cross-Sectional Study  

作　　者：Xiaoqing Hu Yan Tang 

机构地区：[1]School of Physical Education and Sports Training,Shanghai University of Sport,Shanghai,200438,China [2]Shanghai Research Centre for Physical Fitness and Health of Children and Adolescents,Shanghai University of Sport,Shanghai,200438,China

出　　处：《International Journal of Mental Health Promotion》2022年第5期783-793,共11页国际心理健康促进杂志（英文）

摘　　要：Objective:To explore the associations between physical education attendance and mental health indicators.Methods:Using data from the Global Student Health Survey,the frequency of physical education attendance,suicidality-related indicators,loneliness,bullying,and anxiety were all assessed using a standardized self-reported questionnaire.Multivariable logistic regression was used to estimate the association between physical education attendance and mental health-related indicators.Results:The study included 276,169 participants from 71 coun-tries(47.3%males,aged 11–18 years old).After controlling for sex,age,food insecurity,close friends,physical activity,sedentary time,others’help,and parents’understanding,physical education attendance was not signifi-cantly associated with suicidal attempts,suicidal ideation,and anxiety.However,compared with no physical edu-cation attendance,individuals attending physical education for 1,2,as well as 5 or more days had significantly reduced odds/ratios of suicide;only 2 days of physical education attendance was associated with a lower odds ratio for suffering from loneliness.Even 1 day of physical education was associated with not being bullied by others.Conclusion:This study suggests that physical education attendance may not have an effective role in reducing mental health illnesses in children and adolescents.Future studies are encouraged to corroborate or negate our research discoveries by using better and further improved study designs.

关 键 词：Physical education mental illness LONELINESS SUICIDALITY bullying behaviors 

分 类 号：B84[哲学宗教—心理学]