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Assessment of Subjective Well-Being in a Cohort of University Students and Staff Members: Association with Physical Activity and Outdoor Leisure Time during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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dc.contributor.authorQuarta, Stefano
dc.contributor.authorLevante, Annalisa
dc.contributor.authorGarcía-Conesa, María-Teresa
dc.contributor.authorLecciso, Flavia
dc.contributor.authorScoditti, Egeria
dc.contributor.authorCarluccio, Maria Annunziata
dc.contributor.authorCalabriso, Nadia
dc.contributor.authorDamiano, Fabrizio
dc.contributor.authorSantarpino, Giuseppe
dc.contributor.authorVerri, Tiziano
dc.contributor.authorPinto, Paula
dc.contributor.authorSiculella, Luisa
dc.contributor.authorMassaro, Marika
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-14T10:53:10Z
dc.date.available2022-12-14T10:53:10Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractTime spent outdoors and physical activity (PA) promote mental health. To confirm this relationship in the aftermath of COVID-19 lockdowns, we explored individual levels of anxiety, depression, stress and subjective well-being (SWB) in a cohort of academic students and staff members and tested their association with sport practice, PA at leisure time and time spent outdoors. Our cross-sectional study collected data during the COVID-19 outbreak (April–May 2021) on 939 students and on 238 employees, who completed an online survey on sociodemographic and lifestyle features, depression, anxiety, stress, and SWB. Results showed that the students exhibited higher levels of anxiety, depression, and stress, and lower levels of SWB (p< 0.001 for all domains) compared to the staff members. Correlation analysis confirmed that PA and time spent in nature were associated to high mental health scores among staff and, more consistently, among students. Finally, mediation analyses indicated that the time spent in nature, social relationships, and levels of energy play a mediator role in the relationship between sport practice and SWB. Our evidence reinforces the protective role of time spent in nature in improving mental health, and providessupport for policymakers to make appropriate choices for a better management of COVID-19 pandemic consequences.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipFCTpt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationQuarta S, Levante A, García-Conesa M-T, Lecciso F, Scoditti E, Carluccio MA, Calabriso N, Damiano F, Santarpino G, Verri T, Pinto P, Siculella L, Massaro M. Assessment of Subjective Well-Being in a Cohort of University Students and Staff Members: Association with Physical Activity and Outdoor Leisure Time during the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(8):4787. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19084787pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph19084787pt_PT
dc.identifier.eissn1660-4601
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.15/4134
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.relationP.P. was funded by Life Quality Research Centre—UIDP/04748/2020, a program financially supported by FCT—Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia/Ministério da Educação e Ciênciapt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/8/4787pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectsubjective well-being (SWB); distress; mental health; general health; quality of life; social relationship; sport practice; time spent in naturept_PT
dc.titleAssessment of Subjective Well-Being in a Cohort of University Students and Staff Members: Association with Physical Activity and Outdoor Leisure Time during the COVID-19 Pandemicpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.issue8pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage4787pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Healthpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume19pt_PT
person.familyNamePaula S F S Pinto
person.givenNameMaria
person.identifier.ciencia-id011F-62A8-AE04
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT
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