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Adolescent mental health and cardiorespiratory fitness: A comparison of two cohorts 12 years apart

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  • Ottar Birgisson
  • Hege R Eriksen
  • Mari Hysing
  • Erlingur Johannsson
  • Sunna Gestsdottir

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The aim of the study was to compare the mental health and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) of adolescents in two cross-sectional cohorts, one measured in 2003 and the other in 2015, both at age 15 and across sexes. The study also sought to estimate the association between mental health and CRF in the two cohorts and examine the relationship between the level of CRF and mental health in each cohort overall and by sex. Data from 443 participants born in 1988 (228 males, 215 females) and 303 participants born in 1999 (126 males, 177 females) were analyzed. Mental health was assessed using self-reports of body image, self-esteem, and symptoms of depression and anxiety. CRF was estimated using a maximal cycle ergometer test. From 2003 to 2015, body image scores improved (p = .043), self-esteem remained stable, and CRF declined significantly (p

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  • Ottar Birgisson & Hege R Eriksen & Mari Hysing & Erlingur Johannsson & Sunna Gestsdottir, 2024. "Adolescent mental health and cardiorespiratory fitness: A comparison of two cohorts 12 years apart," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 19(5), pages 1-15, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0300810
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0300810
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