Seasonal affective disorder and engagement in physical activities among adults in Alaska
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression in which symptoms occur during a particular season. While physical activity has been shown to improve symptoms for depression in general populations, the relationships between physical activity and experiences of seasonality and SAD remain un...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:113a54532dbe41d4890fe0a4f7f31663 2023-05-15T15:07:32+02:00 Seasonal affective disorder and engagement in physical activities among adults in Alaska Elaine M. Drew Bridget L. Hanson Kevin Huo 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2021.1906058 https://doaj.org/article/113a54532dbe41d4890fe0a4f7f31663 EN eng Taylor & Francis Group http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2021.1906058 https://doaj.org/toc/2242-3982 2242-3982 doi:10.1080/22423982.2021.1906058 https://doaj.org/article/113a54532dbe41d4890fe0a4f7f31663 International Journal of Circumpolar Health, Vol 80, Iss 1 (2021) seasonality depression exercise northern latitude gym sociality Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2021.1906058 2022-12-31T15:14:03Z Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression in which symptoms occur during a particular season. While physical activity has been shown to improve symptoms for depression in general populations, the relationships between physical activity and experiences of seasonality and SAD remain underexplored. We conducted a survey with adult members of a recreational gym in Fairbanks, Alaska. The survey collected self-report data on sociodemographics, health behaviours, and elements of the Seasonal Pattern Assessment Questionnaire (SPAQ). Results indicate that 18.68% of our study participants meet the criteria for winter-pattern SAD and 43.96% meet the criteria for subsyndromal SAD (“winter blues”). We conducted two regressions to understand experiences of SAD and predictors of seasonality more generally. Gender was a significant predictor of SAD, with women more likely than men to experience SAD (p = .04). Being social at the gym, whether going to the gym with others or participating in activities with others, was associated with higher seasonality than being independent at the gym (p = .03). Younger age was also associated with higher seasonality (p < .001). This study contributes new insights about the relationship between engagement in physical activities and experiences of seasonality among adults in a northern latitude. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Circumpolar Health International Journal of Circumpolar Health Alaska Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Fairbanks International Journal of Circumpolar Health 80 1 1906058 |
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Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression in which symptoms occur during a particular season. While physical activity has been shown to improve symptoms for depression in general populations, the relationships between physical activity and experiences of seasonality and SAD remain underexplored. We conducted a survey with adult members of a recreational gym in Fairbanks, Alaska. The survey collected self-report data on sociodemographics, health behaviours, and elements of the Seasonal Pattern Assessment Questionnaire (SPAQ). Results indicate that 18.68% of our study participants meet the criteria for winter-pattern SAD and 43.96% meet the criteria for subsyndromal SAD (“winter blues”). We conducted two regressions to understand experiences of SAD and predictors of seasonality more generally. Gender was a significant predictor of SAD, with women more likely than men to experience SAD (p = .04). Being social at the gym, whether going to the gym with others or participating in activities with others, was associated with higher seasonality than being independent at the gym (p = .03). Younger age was also associated with higher seasonality (p < .001). This study contributes new insights about the relationship between engagement in physical activities and experiences of seasonality among adults in a northern latitude. |
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Seasonal affective disorder and engagement in physical activities among adults in Alaska |
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Seasonal affective disorder and engagement in physical activities among adults in Alaska |
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