Is there an association between psychological distress during early adulthood and later trajectories of physical activity during adulthood? Longitudinal data from two cohort studies

• Published in: Journal of epidemiology and community health (1979)
• Main Authors: Werneck, André Oliveira, Araujo, Raphael Henrique de Oliveira, Silva, Danilo Rodrigues, Stubbs, Brendon
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 15.10.2024
• Subjects: DEPRESSION; MENTAL HEALTH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EXERCISE

Our aim was to analyse the prospective association between psychological distress during early adulthood and physical activity trajectories between early and middle adulthood. We used data from the 1958 National Child Development Study (NCDS) (n=8994, 4388 women) and the 1970 British Cohort Study (B...