Change in physical activity is not associated with change in mental distress among adolescents: the Tromsø study: Fit Futures

• Main Authors: Ida Marie Opdal (Author), Bente Morseth (Author), Bjørn Helge Handegård (Author), Kjersti Lillevoll (Author), Helga Ask (Author), Christopher Sivert Nielsen (Author), Alexander Horsch (Author), Anne-Sofie Furberg (Author), Simon Rosenbaum (Author), Kamilla Rognmo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Previous research shows that physical activity has a protective effect on mental distress in adults, but the relationship is less researched and seems more ambiguous for adolescents. Studies in this field have typically been cross-sectional by design and based on self-reported ph...