Physical Activity, Mental Health, and Well-Being in Very Pre-Term and Term Born Adolescents: An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis of Two Accelerometry Studies

Asteria Brylka, Dieter Wolke, Sebastian Ludyga, Ayten Bilgin, Juliane Spiegler, Hayley Trower, Anna Gkiouleka, Markus Gerber, Serge Brand, Alexander Grob, Peter Weber, Kati Heinonen, Eero Kajantie, Katri Räikkönen and Sakari Lemola
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Asteria Brylka: Department of Psychology, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
Dieter Wolke: Department of Psychology, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
Sebastian Ludyga: Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, Sport Sciences Section, University of Basel, CH-4052 Basel, Switzerland
Ayten Bilgin: Department of Psychology, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
Juliane Spiegler: Department of Psychology, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
Hayley Trower: Department of Psychology, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
Anna Gkiouleka: Department of Psychology, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
Markus Gerber: Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, Sport Sciences Section, University of Basel, CH-4052 Basel, Switzerland
Serge Brand: Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, Sport Sciences Section, University of Basel, CH-4052 Basel, Switzerland
Alexander Grob: Department of Psychology, University of Basel, CH-4055 Basel, Switzerland
Peter Weber: Division of Neuropediatrics and Developmental Medicine, University Children’s Hospital Basel, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
Kati Heinonen: Department of Psychology & Logopedics, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
Eero Kajantie: National Institute of Health and Welfare, FI-00271 Helsinki, Finland
Katri Räikkönen: Department of Psychology & Logopedics, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
Sakari Lemola: Department of Psychology, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 4, 1-14

Abstract: This study examined whether physical activity is associated with better mental health and well-being among very preterm (≤32 weeks) and term born (≥37 weeks) adolescents alike or whether the associations are stronger in either of the groups. Physical activity was measured with accelerometry in children born very preterm and at term in two cohorts, the Basel Study of Preterm Children (BSPC; 40 adolescents born ≤32 weeks of gestation and 59 term born controls aged 12.3 years) and the Millennium Cohort Study (MCS; 45 adolescents born ≤32 weeks of gestation and 3137 term born controls aged 14.2 years on average). In both cohorts, emotional and behavioral problems were mother-reported using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. Subjective well-being was self-reported using the Kidscreen-52 Questionnaire in the BSPC and single items in the MCS. Hierarchical regressions with ‘preterm status × physical activity’-interaction effects were subjected to individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis. IPD meta-analysis showed that higher levels of physical activity were associated with lower levels of peer problems, and higher levels of psychological well-being, better self-perception/body image, and school related well-being. Overall, the effect-sizes were small and the associations did not differ significantly between very preterm and term born adolescents. Future research may examine the mechanisms behind effects of physical activity on mental health and wellbeing in adolescence as well as which type of physical activity might be most beneficial for term and preterm born children.

Keywords: physical activity; mental health; well-being; preterm birth; adolescence; accelerometry (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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