Mental Health and Physical Activity

Papers
(The median citation count of Mental Health and Physical Activity is 1. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
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Enhancing firefighters' mental health with exercise: Evaluating the effects of a 7-week long physical activity intervention on burnout and other well-being related constructs24
An integrative overview of physical activity for people with opioid use disorder20
Is higher physical activity behaviour associated with less subsequent use of any psychotropic medication: Results of a random-effects meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies19
Factors that influence the implementation of “sit less, move more” interventions in an outpatient mental health care setting16
Potentials and pitfalls of peer support: Experiences and recommendations for peer supported physical activity programmes for mental health service users16
The relationship between device-measured movement behaviors and optimal mental health in Chinese youth: A compositional data analysis15
Mental well-being and physical activity of young people experiencing homelessness before and during COVID-19 lockdown: A longitudinal study15
Aerobic exercise after extinction learning reduces return of fear and enhances memory of items encoded during extinction learning14
Does occupation moderate the association between domain-based physical activity and depressive symptoms?14
Effect of acute exercise on cognitive flexibility: Role of baseline cognitive performance13
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Mental health, yoga, and other holistic movement practices: A relationship worth investigating13
Exploring the public health potential of RED January, a social media campaign supporting physical activity in the community for mental health: A qualitative study12
Associations between objectively measured sedentary behavior patterns and depressive symptoms in older adults: A cross sectional study11
Physical activity interventions for young people with increased risk of problematic substance use: A systematic review including different intervention formats11
The complex and dynamic interplay between self-esteem, belongingness and physical activity in daily life: An experience sampling study in adolescence and young adulthood11
High-intensity interval training in individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder: A randomized controlled pilot trial11
Physical activity as an adjuvant therapy for depression and influence on peripheral inflammatory markers: A randomized clinical trial10
Identification of relevant mental health indicators for European community-based health enhancing physical activity initiatives: An adapted Delphi study10
Examining the (lack of) evidence on physical activity for paternal postnatal depression: A call to action10
Physical activity and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia: A twin study9
Green exercise versus indoor urban exercise: Related frontal brain thickness and cognitive performance9
Physical activity resources and programming for substance use treatment in U.S. residential treatment programs9
Associations between daily step count trajectories and clinical outcomes among adults with comorbid obesity and depression9
Thriving families: The feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a multi-component physical literacy program for children with neurodevelopmental, emotional, or behavioural problems9
Effects of an exercise theory-based intervention program on craving during the early stage of adults' SUD treatment9
The within-person bidirectional association between physical activity and loneliness in the daily lives of adolescents and young adults9
Effects of acute aerobic exercise with different intensities on cerebral dopamine/norepinephine/serotonin metabolites and executive-related oculomotor control in individuals with Parkinson's disease8
Associations of physical activity and sedentary time with craving and mental health in individuals with alcohol use disorder8
24-Hour movement behaviors among visually impaired US children and adolescents8
Interventions to increase physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviour in severe mental ill health: How effective are they?’- A systematic review7
Effects of combining physical activity with mindfulness on mental health and wellbeing: Systematic review of complex interventions7
Longitudinal associations of subjectively-measured physical activity and screen time with cognitive development in young children7
Capoeira and Brain Function: Hypotheses and Perspectives from a Systematic Review7
Context matters: A review of reviews examining the effects of contextual factors in physical activity interventions on mental health and wellbeing7
The effect of replacing sedentary behaviour with different intensities of physical activity on depression: A meta-analysis of isotemporal substitution studies7
The role of physical exercise on the brain and cognitive functions of patients in recovery from substance use disorder: A narrative review and recommendations for researchers and practitioners7
Associations between changes in physical fitness and psychological difficulties status among Norwegian adolescents7
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Effects of a 6-week at-home exercise intervention on psychological and physical indicators of well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic: Secondary analysis of a pragmatic randomized trial6
The association between well-being and a large variation of accelerometer-assessed physical activity and sedentary behavior measures6
Association between lifestyle behaviors and depression in 90.846 Brazilian adults: A cluster analysis6
Relationships between components of the 24-hour activity cycle and feelings of energy and fatigue in college students: A systematic review6
An examination of the reciprocal associations between physical activity and anxiety, depressive symptoms, and sleep quality during the first 9 weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium6
Interrupting sitting with moderate-intensity physical activity breaks improves inhibitory control in adults with overweight and obesity: Findings from the SITLess pilot randomized crossover trial6
Tai Chi and Qigong for trauma exposed populations: A systematic review6
Promoting mental health in children and adolescents with disabilities through school-based physical activity intervention during the COVID-19 pandemic6
The momentary relationship between physical activity behaviour and mental well-being of vocational education and training students5
“Triggered by the sound of other runners”: An exploration of parkrun mentions in mental health hospital records in the UK5
The benefits of physical exercise on state anxiety: Exploring possible mechanisms5
“You can't take a pill to exercise” – Qualitative findings from the Toward Exercise as Medicine for Adolescents with bipolar disorder (TEAM-BD) study5
One-year follow-up of a primary care-based 12-week exercise intervention for adults with anxiety disorders5
Golf as a physical activity to improve walking speed and cognition in older adults: A non-randomized, pre-post, pilot study5
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Running toward substance use recovery: Does delay discounting mediate the relationship between physical activity and quality of life?5
Examining the longitudinal effect of depressive symptoms on physical activity in persons with type 2 diabetes during the COVID-19 pandemic5
Domains matter: Cross-sectional associations between mental well-being and domain specific physical activity and sedentary behaviour in n=31,818 adults in Scotland5
Use of physical activity as a coping strategy mediates the association between adolescent team sports participation and emerging adult mental health5
The longitudinal relationship among physical activity, loneliness, and mental health in middle-aged and older adults: Results from the Edad con Salud cohort4
Frequency of vigorous physical activity and depressive symptoms across adolescence: Disentangling the reciprocal associations between different groups and subtypes of symptoms4
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Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Spanish version of the Exercise and Eating Disorders Questionnaire4
Evidence level of physical exercise in the treatment of substance abuse/dependence: An overview of systematic reviews including 53 meta-analyses that comprised 103 distinct clinical trials4
Experiences of physical activity for adolescents in secure psychiatric care: Staff and patient perspectives4
The association of physical activity, sleep, and screen time with mental health in Canadian adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitudinal isotemporal substitution analysis4
The long-term effect of surf therapy on posttraumatic stress, depression, and anxiety symptomology among current and former australian defence force members - A nonrandomised controlled longitudinal s4
A grounded theory of weight lifting as a healing strategy for trauma4
Physical activity during a treatment for substance use disorder: A qualitative study4
Comparing the effects of resistance and aerobic exercise on mood-related symptoms and EEG activity in young healthy adults: A non-randomized pilot study4
Physical activity and mental health: Comparing between-person and within-person associations in longitudinal analysis3
Older adults with clinically relevant depressive symptoms have equal mobility benefit from a chronic physical activity intervention3
Actigraphy estimated sleep moderates the relationship between physical activity and cognition in older adults3
Acute effects of physical exercise on cognitive and psychological functioning in college students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder3
Contemplating movement: A randomized control trial of yoga training for mental health3
Improving quality of life, sleep and mental health through multicomponent training versus Brazilian recommendations of physical activity in post-COVID-19 patients: CORE-study–A randomized controlled t3
A scoping review of trans and gender diverse children and adolescents’ experiences of physical activity, sport, and exercise participation3
A significant U-shaped association between physical activity level and posttraumatic stress disorder in U.S. military Veterans: Results from the 2019–2020 National Health and Resilience in Veterans St3
Acute effects of physical activity on cognitive function in children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis3
Acute effect of different types of moderate intensity physical exercise on affective response and mood state in individuals with substance use disorder3
Physical activity may buffer against depression and promote resilience after major life stressors3
Trajectories of physical function changes for older veterans with serious mental illness in a clinical exercise program3
Physical activity and the incidence of depression during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil: Findings from the PAMPA cohort3
Acute mood and cardiovascular responses to moderate intensity vinyasa yoga, static yin yoga and aerobic exercise in people with depression and/or anxiety disorders: A 5-arm randomised controlled trial3
Mentally active but not inactive sedentary behaviors are positively related to adolescents’ cognitive-academic achievements, a cross-sectional study — The Cogni-Action Project2
HMP-REaDER: MENPA guidelines for designing and reporting research on holistic movement practices, including yoga, tai chi, qigong, and conscious dance2
Associations between different types of sedentary behavior and mental health: Gender-stratified analyses among 97,171 South Korean adolescents2
Investigation of the stress-buffering effect of physical exercise and fitness on mental and physical health outcomes in insufficiently active men: A randomized controlled trial2
Associations between lifestyle behavior change during the COVID-19 pandemic and mental health among French adolescents: Insights from the EXIST pilot study2
Dose‒response effects of resistance exercise on ameliorating cravings and executive functions in individuals with methamphetamine use disorders2
Moderating effect of leisure-time physical activity on the relationship between bullying victimisation and self-esteem in young Finnish men2
Effect of an acute bout of exercise on executive function and sleep in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder2
Linking social determinants of health to mental health, movement behaviors, and cognitive function among U.S. youth2
Impact of a web-based personally tailored physical activity intervention on depression, anxiety, stress and quality of life: Secondary outcomes from a randomized controlled trial2
Physical activity trajectories and cognitive function: A national cohort study2
Combining a single session of prolonged exposure with physical activity in patients with PTSD: The effect of sequence2
The effect of aerobic exercise on serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and executive function in college students2
Associations of device-measured sedentary time, mentally-passive and mentally-active sedentary behaviors with self-concept in adolescents2
Differential associations of mentally-active and passive sedentary behaviours and physical activity with putative cognitive decline in healthy individuals and those with bipolar disorder: Findings fro2
Prospective associations between physical activity and internalizing/externalizing problems in preterm youth across 7 years2
Physical activity following discharge from inpatient adult mental health settings2
Muva physical activity intervention improves social functioning in people with a severe mental illness: A pragmatic stepped wedge cluster controlled trial2
The concurrent validity of the physical activity vital sign and online physical activity logbook in adolescents with autism2
The effect of a remote physical activity intervention on postpartum depressive symptoms and stress among low income women: The healthy mom III randomized trial2
Can high-intensity interval training improve health outcomes among people with substance use disorders? A systematic review and preliminary meta-analysis2
Toward exercise as medicine for adolescents with bipolar disorder (TEAM-BD): A feasibility study2
The longitudinal reciprocal association between depression and physical activity in old age: The role of lifetime cumulative adversity2
The interplay of depression symptoms and physical activity: Bidirectional insights from 25-years of the Americans' changing lives panel2
Associations between physical activity and subcategories of mental health: A propensity score analysis among a global sample of 341,956 adults2
Physical activity interventions to improve mental health and wellbeing in university students in the UK: A service mapping study2
Finding the balance: The influence of movement behaviours on childhood behaviour problems2
Enhancing young children's executive function through physical activities: A three-level meta-analysis2
The experiences of peer-facilitators delivering a physical activity intervention for emergency service workers and their families1
Burdens of sedentary behaviour and symptoms of mental health disorders and their associations among 297,354 school-going adolescents from 68 countries1
Cardiovascular health profile is favorably associated with brain health and neurocognitive development in adolescents1
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Examining the feasibility, acceptability, validity and reliability of physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep measures in people with schizophrenia1
Estimated cardiorespiratory fitness level and utilization of antidepressants among older adults before and after the COVID-19 lockdown: Findings from the HUNT4 Trondheim 70+ study1
A randomised controlled trial of interventions to promote adoption of physical activity in adults with severe mental illness1
A cross-sectional study of the psychosocial predictors of re-engaging in team sport during early motherhood1
Use of yoga in acute mental health inpatient settings: A systematic review1
Sea swimming as a novel intervention for depression and anxiety - A feasibility study exploring engagement and acceptability1
Sports participation, frequency, and competence differentially impact youth depressive, anxious, and somatic symptoms: Gender, neighborhood, and sports type effects1
Association between physical activity and mortality across levels of psychological stress and distress among Korean adults1
Aquatic training and sleep quality, depressive symptoms and quality of life in patients with type 2 diabetes: Diabetes and Aquatic Training Study (DATS2)- A Randomized Controlled Trial1
Associations between type and timing of sedentary behaviour and affect in adolescents: An ecological momentary assessment study1
Walking the Black Dog: A systematic review and meta-analysis on the effect of walking interventions on depressive symptom severity1
The increase in vagally-mediated heart rate variability mediates treatment effects of exercise on global symptom severity across diagnostically heterogenous mental disorders: A secondary analysis of t1
Exercise interventions ameliorate neuropsychiatric symptoms in dementia: A meta-analysis1
The effects of a single session of mindful exercise on anxiety: A systematic review and meta-analysis1
Associations between physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and stress using ecological momentary assessment: A scoping review1
Understanding the barriers and facilitators of physical activity promotion for depression among healthcare professionals: A systematic review1
Anxiety sensitivity and physical activity are inversely related: A meta-analytic review1
Objectively measured physical activity and symptoms of psychopathology in general population adolescents from the SIGMA cohort1
Daily park use, physical activity, and psychological stress: A study using smartphone-based ecological momentary assessment amongst a multi-ethnic Asian cohort1
Moderators of treatment response to exercise in participants with stimulant use disorder: Exploratory results from the Stimulant Reduction using Dosed Exercise (STRIDE)CTN-0037 study1
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Investigating psychosocial and behavioural mediators of the relationship between physical activity and depressive symptoms in women from socioeconomically disadvantaged neighbourhoods1
The effects of school-based yoga on the executive functioning skills of children between three and seven years of age. A meta-analysis of existing research1
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