Non-occupational sitting and mental well-being in employed adults

Atkin, Andrew J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3819-3448, Adams, Emma, Bull, Fiona C. and Biddle, Stuart J. H. (2012) Non-occupational sitting and mental well-being in employed adults. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 43 (2). pp. 181-188. ISSN 0883-6612

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Abstract

Background: Emerging evidence suggests that sedentary behaviour may be adversely associated with physical health, but few studies have examined the association with mental well-being.  Purpose: This study examined the association of four non-occupational sedentary behaviours, individually and in total, with mental well-being in employed adults.  Methods: Baseline data from the evaluation of Well@Work, a national workplace health promotion project conducted in the UK, were used. Participants self-reported sitting time whilst watching television, using a computer, socialising and travelling by motorised transport. Mental well-being was assessed by the 12-item version of the general health questionnaire. Analyses were conducted using multiple linear regression.  Results: In models adjusted for multiple confounders, TV viewing, computer use and total non-occupational sitting time were adversely associated with general health questionnaire-12 assessed mental well-being in women. Computer use only was found to be adversely associated with mental well-being in men.  Conclusion: Sedentary behaviour may be adversely associated with mental well-being in employed adults. The association may be moderated by gender.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	sedentary behaviour,sitting time,mental well-being,effect modification,journal article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Health Sciences
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Norwich Epidemiology Centre Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Norwich Epidemiology Centre Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Health Promotion Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Population Health
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	08 Feb 2017 04:23
Last Modified:	28 Oct 2023 01:12
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/62376
DOI:	10.1007/s12160-011-9320-y

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