TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Physical activity and child depressive symptoms: Findings from the QLSCD
JO  - Canadian journal of behavioural science
A1  - Piché, Genevieve
A1  - Huynh, Christophe
A1  - Villatte, Aude
SP  - 114
EP  - 121
VL  - 51
IS  - 2
N2  - This study investigated the contribution of engaging in structured and unstructured physical activity on girls' and boys' depressive symptoms. Secondary analyses were conducted using prospective-longitudinal data (n = 1,516 children) of the Quebec Longitudinal Study of Child Development. Parents reported on their children's participation in structured and unstructured physical activity when he or she was 7-years-old. Depressive symptoms, when the child was 8-years-old, were assessed through the Social Behavior Questionnaire. Child's past depressive symptoms, maternal depressive symptoms, family conflict, and socioeconomic status were also examined as confounding variables. Ordinary least square regressions were conducted. Structured physical activity was found to be significantly and negatively associated with boys' depressive symptoms one year later (β = −.093; 95% CI [−.422, −.059]). Unstructured physical activity was not significantly related to later boys' or girls' depressive symptoms. These results suggest the importance of promoting participation in structured physical activity as early as the school entry in boys to potentially help preventing later depressive symptoms in childhood years. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved)<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0008-400X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/cbs0000120
ID  - ref1
ER  -