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:10.1515/med-2024-0978

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

Affiliations

Kim Kyungsik: Department of Sport & Leisure Studies, Hoseo University, Asan-si, Republic of Korea
Zhou Zixiang: School of Physical Education, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, 411100, China
Ren Xiao: Department of Physical Education, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China
Bu Xiuxiu: Department of Physical Education, Qiannan Normal University for Nationalities, Duyun, China
Jia Xiaodai: Department of Sport & Leisure Studies, Hoseo University, Asan-si, Republic of Korea
Shao Qingyang: Department of Sport & Leisure Studies, Hoseo University, Asan-si, Republic of Korea

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

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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.

Published in Open Medicine

ISSN: 2391-5463 (Online)
Publisher: De Gruyter
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: https://www.degruyter.com/journal/key/med/html

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