Sedentary behavior is associated with the mental health of university students during the Covid-19 pandemic, and not practicing physical activity accentuates its adverse effects: cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Bruna Carolina Rafael Barbosa (Author), Luiz Antônio Alves de Menezes-Júnior (Author), Waléria de Paula (Author), Carolina Martins dos Santos Chagas (Author), Elaine Leandro Machado (Author), Eulilian Dias de Freitas (Author), Clareci Silva Cardoso (Author), Fernanda de Carvalho Vidigal (Author), Luciana Neri Nobre (Author), Luciana Saraiva da Silva (Author), Adriana Lúcia Meireles (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Movement behaviours, such as sedentary behavior (SB) and physical inactivity, have become a public health issue due to their implications for physical and mental health. The literature indicates that the university environment influences the movement behaviors of university stude...