Guest Editor(s)
Prof. Morteza Taheri
Email: taheri.mortza@ut.ac.ir
Affiliation: Department of Motor Behavior, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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Research Interests: physical activity and mental health, exercise and psychological well-being, sleep quality and sleep disorders, cognitive and psychomotor performance
Assoc. Prof. Levent Ceylan
Email: leventceylan17@hotmail.com
Affiliation: Department of Sports Management, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Hitit University, Çorum, Türkiye
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Research Interests: physical activity and mental health, exercise and psychological well-being, sport and exercise psychology, lifestyle medicine and health promotion
Prof. Dr. Khadijeh Irandoust
Email: irandoust@ikiu.ac.ir
Affiliation: Department of Sport Sciences, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, Iran
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Research Interests: exercise physiology, physical activity and mental health, lifestyle and behavioral interventions, obesity and metabolic health, healthy aging
Summary
Rapid advances in digital technologies and artificial intelligence (AI) are reshaping approaches to mental health promotion, while physical activity, sleep, nutrition, and other lifestyle behaviors remain central modifiable determinants of psychological well-being. This Special Issue will examine how established lifestyle-based strategies can be integrated with emerging digital and AI-supported approaches to strengthen prevention, early identification, personalization, and health promotion across diverse populations.
The aim is to bring together interdisciplinary evidence from exercise science, behavioral health, lifestyle medicine, psychology, sleep research, nutrition, digital health, and preventive medicine. We welcome original research, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and innovative methodological studies addressing mental health outcomes in the general population, athletes, older adults, and clinical or at-risk groups.
Suggested themes include physical activity and psychological well-being; exercise-based mental health interventions; sleep quality and sleep disorders; athlete mental health; obesity, metabolic health, and behavioral health; healthy aging; cognitive and psychomotor performance; cognitive-motor interventions; integrated exercise, nutrition, and sleep strategies; digital and technology-assisted physical activity; AI and machine-learning applications for monitoring, prediction, and personalized lifestyle interventions; and implementation, ethical, and practical considerations surrounding digital preventive strategies for mental health promotion.
The issue particularly encourages translational and multidisciplinary work that connects measurable lifestyle behaviors with scalable, evidence-based strategies for improving mental health and quality of life.
Keywords
mental health promotion, physical activity, lifestyle medicine, digital health, artificial intelligence, sleep, psychological well-being, preventive interventions, healthy aging, athlete mental health
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