THE LEVEL OF DEPRESSION AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS WITH THE ROLE OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND DAYTIME SLEEPINESS
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healthy life style, depression, developing country, students
Abstract
The lifestyles of many in Pakistan and other countries have been disrupted in recent years, especially among the younger generation. Often during this disruption, people reduce their physical activities and suffer from lack of good sleep both quality and quantity wise. Furthermore, university students are increasingly becoming depressed. The purpose of the study was to investigate the link between mental health, physical activity, physical fitness and daytime sleepiness. There were 85 undergraduate participants (52 men, 33 women; mean age ± SD: 18.9 ± 1.4 years). Physical activity levels were tracked for a two-week period using an accelerometer device. The V˙O2max as an index for assessing physical fitness has been indirectly estimated through a cycle ergometer. Depression tendency of the subjects and daytime sleepiness were evaluated by Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). PHQ-9 score had a positive correlation with sleepiness (r = 0.35, p = 0.001) and total steps per day (r=0.39, p<0.001). Moreover, PHQ-9 score had a positive relationship with V˙O2max (r=0.25, p=.019). Students with exercise habits or part-time jobs that are better had more PHQ-9 scores on average than others do not have such factors contributing to their life style choices. A significant finding was that depression positively correlated with any variable related to physical activity level. In conclusion, it means that engagement in intense physical activity such as exercises as well as having part time jobs could be associated with increased risk of depression among university students.
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Ambreen Fatima
Riphah Institute of Clinical and Professional Psychology, Riphah International University, Pakistan
Zill e Huma
Riphah Institute of Clinical and Professional Psychology, Riphah International University, Pakistan
Rimsha Moubeen
Riphah Institute of Clinical and Professional Psychology, Riphah International University, Pakistan
Syeda Falak Batool Naqvi
Riphah Institute of Clinical and Professional Psychology, Riphah International University, Pakistan
Nimra Azeem
Department of Psychology, University of Lahore, Pakistan
Sana Sultan
Riphah Institute of Clinical and Professional Psychology, Riphah International University, Pakistan