Front. Psychol.
 2022
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.962962
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Depression, anxiety, stress, and physical activity of Australian adults during COVID-19: A combined longitudinal and repeated cross-sectional study

Zhao Wei
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Corneel Vandelanotte
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Saman Khalesi
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Abstract: BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has led to a worsening of mental health and health behaviors. While physical activity is positively associated mental health, there is limited understanding of how mental health and physical activity evolve throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to examine changes in depression, anxiety and stress and physical activity, and associations between depression, anxiety, and stress with physical activity in Australian adults across three-time points during the COVID-19 pan… Show more

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“…Similar findings were reported by Zhao and associates [ 26 ], who, in a longitudinal study of adults in Australia, found that increased PA over several months was associated with significant improvements in mental health parameters, including depression, anxiety, and stress.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 89%
Exaggerated anticipatory anxiety is common in social anxiety disorder (SAD). Neuroimaging studies have revealed altered neural activity in response to social stimuli in SAD, but fewer studies have examined neural activity during anticipation of feared social stimuli in SAD. The current study examined the time course and magnitude of activity in threat processing brain regions during speech anticipation in socially anxious individuals and healthy controls (HC). Method Participants (SAD n = 58; HC n = 16) underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) during which they completed a 90s control anticipation task and 90s speech anticipation task.
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“…Similar findings were reported by Zhao and associates [ 26 ], who, in a longitudinal study of adults in Australia, found that increased PA over several months was associated with significant improvements in mental health parameters, including depression, anxiety, and stress.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 89%
Exaggerated anticipatory anxiety is common in social anxiety disorder (SAD). Neuroimaging studies have revealed altered neural activity in response to social stimuli in SAD, but fewer studies have examined neural activity during anticipation of feared social stimuli in SAD. The current study examined the time course and magnitude of activity in threat processing brain regions during speech anticipation in socially anxious individuals and healthy controls (HC). Method Participants (SAD n = 58; HC n = 16) underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) during which they completed a 90s control anticipation task and 90s speech anticipation task.
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“…The study also showed that, overall, college students at high altitude region with MVPA ≤30 Mins/Day were at a higher odds ratio for PSH than those with MVPA ≥61 Mins/Day. Evidence suggests that the positive impact of PA on mental health was important for people’s well-being and health preventive measures ( Zhao et al, 2022 ). Higher levels of participation in PA were associated with higher scores on positive mental health indicators and lower scores on negative mental health indicators ( Molcho et al, 2021 ).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
Exaggerated anticipatory anxiety is common in social anxiety disorder (SAD). Neuroimaging studies have revealed altered neural activity in response to social stimuli in SAD, but fewer studies have examined neural activity during anticipation of feared social stimuli in SAD. The current study examined the time course and magnitude of activity in threat processing brain regions during speech anticipation in socially anxious individuals and healthy controls (HC). Method Participants (SAD n = 58; HC n = 16) underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) during which they completed a 90s control anticipation task and 90s speech anticipation task.
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“…It is possible that, for some people, time spent in lockdowns with limited access to their usual PA opportunities fostered intentions to be more physically active. Previous studies have shown that PA had a positive effect on mental health outcomes during the COVID-19 restrictions 33,34 and, according to Google Trends data, community interest in PA and exercise surged in Australia following the introduction of stay-at-home orders in March 2020. 35 It is possible that people were interested in remaining physically active, or even increasing their PA, during the lockdowns as a way of maintaining health and autonomy during this unprecedented event.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
Exaggerated anticipatory anxiety is common in social anxiety disorder (SAD). Neuroimaging studies have revealed altered neural activity in response to social stimuli in SAD, but fewer studies have examined neural activity during anticipation of feared social stimuli in SAD. The current study examined the time course and magnitude of activity in threat processing brain regions during speech anticipation in socially anxious individuals and healthy controls (HC). Method Participants (SAD n = 58; HC n = 16) underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) during which they completed a 90s control anticipation task and 90s speech anticipation task.
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