A meta-meta-analysis of the effect of physical activity on depression and anxiety in non-clinical adult populations
Central Queensland University · Freemasons Foundation Centre for Men's Health · +3 more institutions
Abstract
Amidst strong efforts to promote the therapeutic benefits of physical activity for reducing depression and anxiety in clinical populations, little focus has been directed towards the mental health benefits of activity for non-clinical populations. The objective of this meta-meta-analysis was to systematically aggregate and quantify high-quality meta-analytic findings of the effects of physical activity on depression and anxiety for non-clinical populations. A systematic search identified eight meta-analytic outcomes of randomised trials that investigated the effects of physical activity on depression or anxiety. The subsequent meta-meta-analyses were based on a total of 92 studies with 4310 participants for…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 25.92
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 61
Authors
6- ALAmanda L. RebarCorresponding
Central Queensland University
- RSRobert Stanton
Central Queensland University
- DGDavid Geard
Central Queensland University
- CECamille E. Short
Freemasons Foundation Centre for Men's Health, University of Adelaide, Central Queensland University
- MJMitch J. Duncan
Central Queensland University, University of Newcastle Australia, Faculty of Public Health
Topics & keywords
- Meta-analysis
- Anxiety
- Depression (economics)
- Clinical psychology
- Physical activity
- Psychology
- Medicine
- Psychiatry
- Good health and well-being