Brain health among adolescents is getting more and more attention.
Approximately one in five adolescents are depressed in the United States, and only 39.2% of them received treatments. Individuals with depression are also suspected to have cognitive deficits (e.g., executive dysfunction and poor memory).
Unhealthy movement behaviors, such as physical inactivity, excessive sedentary behavior, and insufficient sleep, are suggested to associate with the high prevalence of depression and cognitive impairment among adolescents.
From a social ecological perspective, the individual, social, and physical environment would have impacts on their behaviors and therefore influence ones’ brain health. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships among social ecological indicators (i.e., social environment support, built environment support, perceived motor competence), 24-hour movement behaviors (i.e., physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep) and brain health indicators (i.e., cognition and depression) among adolescents.
This study is to examine the following relationships among adolescents:
- Social ecological indicators (i.e., social environment support, built environment support, perceived motor competence)
- 24-hour movement behaviors (i.e., physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep) and
- Brain health indicators (i.e., cognitive function and depression)
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