Mental Health and Physical Activity

Papers
(The H4-Index of Mental Health and Physical Activity is 16. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)
ArticleCitations
Mental health and movement behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic in UK university students: Prospective cohort study214
Do we need physical activity guidelines for mental health: What does the evidence tell us?157
The relationship between physical activity and mental health in a sample of the UK public: A cross-sectional study during the implementation of COVID-19 social distancing measures147
Resilience and physical activity in people under home isolation due to COVID-19: A preliminary evaluation57
Associations of physical activity with positive mental health: A population-based study45
Physical activity moderates the association between parenting stress and quality of life in working mothers during the COVID-19 pandemic43
Associations among physical activity and smartphone use with perceived stress and sleep quality of Chinese college students33
The effect of physical activity interventions on executive functions in children with ADHD: A systematic review and meta-analysis33
Physical activity and the prevention, reduction, and treatment of alcohol and other drug use across the lifespan (The PHASE review): A systematic review26
Real world sedentary behavior and activity levels in patients with schizophrenia and controls: An ecological momentary assessment study23
University students' and clinicians’ beliefs and attitudes towards physical activity for mental health22
Development and initial validation of the Exercise Sensitivity Questionnaire21
Effects of reallocating physical activity, sedentary behaviors, and sleep on mental health in adolescents21
Associations of exercise frequency and cardiorespiratory fitness with symptoms of depression and anxiety - a cross-sectional study of 36,595 adults18
Complete mental health status and associations with physical activity, screen time, and sleep in youth16
Physical activity, mental health and academic achievement: A cross-sectional study of Norwegian adolescents16
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