دورية أكاديمية

Stress, physical activity, and screen‐related sedentary behaviour within the first month of the COVID‐19 pandemic

التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: Stress, physical activity, and screen‐related sedentary behaviour within the first month of the COVID‐19 pandemic
المؤلفون: Woodruff, Sarah J., Coyne, Paige, St‐Pierre, Emily
المصدر: Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being ; volume 13, issue 2, page 454-468 ; ISSN 1758-0846 1758-0854
بيانات النشر: Wiley
سنة النشر: 2021
المجموعة: Wiley Online Library (Open Access Articles via Crossref)
الوصف: This study investigated how stress, physical activity and sedentary behaviours, of a small sample of Canadians, changed within the first month (i.e. March/April) of the COVID‐19 pandemic and the reasons/barriers associated with such changes. Individuals who regularly wear activity trackers were recruited via social media. Participants ( N = 121) completed fillable calendars (March/April 2020) with their step counts and answered an online survey. Separate paired‐sample t ‐tests, one‐way ANOVAs and bivariate chi‐squares were conducted, in addition to qualitative analysis. Daily ( p <.001) and work ( p =.003) stress increased, physical activity (measured by step count) decreased ( p =.0014), and screen‐related sedentary behaviour increased ( p <.001) as a result of COVID‐19. A decrease in physical activity, as a result of the pandemic, was also associated with a larger increase in work stress, compared with those who self‐reported their physical activity to have been maintained or increased ( p =.005). The most common reasons/barriers to changes in physical activity behaviours were access/equipment, time and motivation. Findings provide initial evidence of the impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on the health of some Canadians and highlight the need for continued monitoring of the health of Canadians throughout the pandemic.
نوع الوثيقة: article in journal/newspaper
اللغة: English
DOI: 10.1111/aphw.12261
الإتاحة: https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12261Test
حقوق: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vorTest
رقم الانضمام: edsbas.981BA957
قاعدة البيانات: BASE