Shuan Liu1, Sitong Chen2, Xiaohong Zhu3, Brendon Stubbs4, Qian Yu5, Mark D. Griffiths6, Can Jiao7, Aiguo Chen8, Md Mahbub Hossain9, Zsolt Demetrovics10,11, Albert S. Yeung12, Jinming Li5, Xingyu Zhang5, Liye Zou5,*
International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.23, No.2, pp. 141-153, 2021, DOI:10.32604/IJMHP.2021.016274
Abstract Little is known about the role of active school travel (AST) on mental health among adolescents. Thus, this study
aimed to explore the AST-depression association among adolescents aged 12–15 years from 26 low- and middleincome countries (LMICs). Data from the Global School-based Student Health Survey were analyzed in
51,702 adolescents [mean (SD) age 13.8 (1.0) years; 49.3% boys). Both depressive symptoms and AST were
assessed by a single question self-reported measure, respectively. Participants who reported having 5 days or
above were considered as AST. Multivariable logistic regression analysis (accounting for sampling weights)
was performed while controlling for gender, age, physical… More >
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