Association of Sedentary Behavior and Depression among College Students Majoring in Design

Zhen Xu, Qiuxia Xu, Yifan Wang, Jielu Zhang, Jiapei Liu and Fei Xu
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Zhen Xu: College of Landscape Architecture, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
Qiuxia Xu: College of Landscape Architecture, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
Yifan Wang: College of Landscape Architecture, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
Jielu Zhang: College of Landscape Architecture, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
Jiapei Liu: College of Landscape Architecture, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
Fei Xu: Nanjing Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing 210003, China

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 10, 1-8

Abstract: Background: This study aimed to specify the prevalence of sedentary behavior and depression and investigate the relationship between sedentary behavior and depression among college students majoring in design. Methods: A total of 480 undergraduate and postgraduate students majoring in design were randomly enrolled from a university in Nanjing for a questionnaire that included sociodemographic data, physical health, sedentary behavior and depression. Results: Participants reported that they spent 14.93 (SD = 1.76) hours on sedentary behavior per day and most of the time occurred outside the classroom. There were 161 (39.8%) students who reported depression, with a statistical difference across grades. After adjusting for sociodemographic attributes, physical health and physical activity, binary logistic regression analysis showed that the total sedentary time and time spent on school assignments on weekends were significantly associated with depression. Conclusions: To reduce the risk of depression, students majoring in design should be encouraged to change sedentary behaviors to physical activities in their study and life, such as using non-seating postures to do school assignments, making time for more physical activities and reducing assignments on weekends.

Keywords: sedentary behavior; depression; college student; occupational health; design students (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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