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Association of Sedentary Behavior and Depression among College Students Majoring in Design

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  • Zhen Xu

    (College of Landscape Architecture, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China)

  • Qiuxia Xu

    (College of Landscape Architecture, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China)

  • Yifan Wang

    (College of Landscape Architecture, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China)

  • Jielu Zhang

    (College of Landscape Architecture, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China)

  • Jiapei Liu

    (College of Landscape Architecture, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China)

  • Fei Xu

    (Nanjing Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing 210003, China)

Abstract

Background: This study aimed to specify the prevalence of sedentary behavior and depression and investigate the relationship between sedentary behavior and depression among college students majoring in design. Methods: A total of 480 undergraduate and postgraduate students majoring in design were randomly enrolled from a university in Nanjing for a questionnaire that included sociodemographic data, physical health, sedentary behavior and depression. Results: Participants reported that they spent 14.93 (SD = 1.76) hours on sedentary behavior per day and most of the time occurred outside the classroom. There were 161 (39.8%) students who reported depression, with a statistical difference across grades. After adjusting for sociodemographic attributes, physical health and physical activity, binary logistic regression analysis showed that the total sedentary time and time spent on school assignments on weekends were significantly associated with depression. Conclusions: To reduce the risk of depression, students majoring in design should be encouraged to change sedentary behaviors to physical activities in their study and life, such as using non-seating postures to do school assignments, making time for more physical activities and reducing assignments on weekends.

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  • Zhen Xu & Qiuxia Xu & Yifan Wang & Jielu Zhang & Jiapei Liu & Fei Xu, 2020. "Association of Sedentary Behavior and Depression among College Students Majoring in Design," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(10), pages 1-8, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:10:p:3545-:d:360000
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    1. Zhenqi Zhou & Zhen Xu, 2020. "Detecting the Pedestrian Shed and Walking Route Environment of Urban Parks with Open-Source Data: A Case Study in Nanjing, China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(13), pages 1-16, July.
    2. Huixuan Zhou & Xiaotong Dai & Litian Lou & Chan Zhou & Wei Zhang, 2021. "Association of Sedentary Behavior and Physical Activity with Depression in Sport University Students," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(18), pages 1-11, September.
    3. Carsten Müller & Kareem El-Ansari & Walid El Ansari, 2022. "Health-Promoting Behavior and Lifestyle Characteristics of Students as a Function of Sex and Academic Level," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(12), pages 1-18, June.
    4. Fanying Meng & Chun Xie & Fanghui Qiu & Jiaxian Geng & Fengrong Li, 2022. "Effects of Physical Activity Level on Attentional Networks in Young Adults," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(9), pages 1-15, April.
    5. Na Yu & Yue Lv & Xiaorong Liu & Shuai Jiang & Huixuan Xie & Xiaofan Zhang & Ke Xu, 2023. "Impact of Correlated Color Temperature on Visitors’ Perception and Preference in Virtual Reality Museum Exhibitions," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(4), pages 1-18, February.
    6. Walid El Ansari & Abdul Salam, 2020. "Is Achieving the Guidelines of Four Forms of Physical Activity Associated with Less Self-Reported Health Complaints? Cross-Sectional Study of Undergraduates at the University of Turku, Finland," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(15), pages 1-19, August.

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