Clearing Your Mind of Work-Related Stress Through Moderate-to-Vigorous and Leisure-Time Physical Activity: What ‘Dose’ it Take?

Jean-Philippe Lachance (), Marc Corbière, Gabriel Hains-Monfette and Paquito Bernard
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Jean-Philippe Lachance: Université du Québec à Montréal
Marc Corbière: Research Center of the Montreal Mental Health University Institute
Gabriel Hains-Monfette: Université du Québec à Montréal
Paquito Bernard: Research Center of the Montreal Mental Health University Institute

Applied Research in Quality of Life, 2022, vol. 17, issue 3, No 18, 1583-1596

Abstract: Abstract Work is reported as a major source of psychological stress. Because of its role in the onset of burnout and its impact on economic and health systems, work stress (WS) has become an issue of great concern. Two categories of physical activity, namely leisure-time and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (LTPA and MVPA), show promising evidence for reducing WS. Previous findings suggest that LTPA and MVPA allow adults to experience psychological detachment from job demands and to restore their depleted resources at work. However, doses of LTPA and MVPA associated with WS have not been established. This study aimed to address this gap using a cross-sectional, nationally representative sample of 4200 workers. Generalized additive models indicated that one hour a day, on average, spent doing an LTPA of 8.5 metabolic equivalents-hour (METs-hour) was associated with the lowest WS level (p

Keywords: Work stress; Leisure activity; Physical activity; Nonlinear relationship; Generalized additive model; National representative sample (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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