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Sit less, sleep better, be happier : the relationship between types of sedentary behaviour and mood mediated by sleep quality

Böddeker, F. (2022) Sit less, sleep better, be happier : the relationship between types of sedentary behaviour and mood mediated by sleep quality.

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Abstract:A high sedentary time is common among university students. The effect of sedentary time on mood is yet not certain since studies resulted in ambiguous evidence. Previous studies neither distinguished between different sedentary behaviours and positive and negative affect nor explored an explanation for their relationship. Therefore, the current study aimed at investigating the association between mentally active sedentary time, mentally passive sedentary time and positive and negative affect. Moreover, a mediation of sleep quality was tested. A cross-sectional study design was applied with a total of 89 student participants of predominantly women (67.4%, n = 60), and Germans (74.2%, n = 66). The participants were asked about their sedentary times in certain activities, positive and negative affect, and their sleep quality. Calculating the spearman’s correlation coefficient resulted in non-significant associations between the types of sedentary time and affects. The mediation analyses using PROCESS macro were also not significant. Thus, no evidence is found for the association between mentally active and mentally passive sedentary time and positive and negative affect, nor a mediation of sleep quality. This study suggests that the conceptualisation and operationalisation of mood may be important for the association with sedentary time.
Item Type:Essay (Bachelor)
Faculty:BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences
Subject:77 psychology
Programme:Psychology BSc (56604)
Link to this item:https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/90943
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