Open Medicine (Jul 2024)

Physical activity and mental health trends in Korean adolescents: Analyzing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic from 2018 to 2022

  • Kim Kyungsik,
  • Zhou Zixiang,
  • Ren Xiao,
  • Bu Xiuxiu,
  • Jia Xiaodai,
  • Shao Qingyang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1515/med-2024-0978
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 19, no. 1
pp. 173 – 89

Abstract

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Mental health significantly affects the physical and emotional development of adolescents. The aim of the current study was to examine how physical activity (PA) and mental health among Korean adolescents changed before and after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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