Associations between depressive symptoms and sedentary behaviors in parent-child Dyads: Longitudinal effects within- and across- person

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dc.abstract.enAims Using cross-lagged panel analysis, this study tested the associations between sedentary behaviors and depressive symptoms among dyads of parents and their 9-15-year-old children. Both within-person and across-person effects were investigated. Methods Data from 203 dyads were collected at Time 1 (T1; baseline), Time 2 (T2; 8-month follow-up), and Time 3 (T3; 14-month follow-up). Parents/legal guardians were mostly women (86.7 %), aged 29–66 years. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 and sedentary time was measured with GT3X-BT accelerometers. Between T1 and T2, all dyads were enrolled in a healthy lifestyle education program, addressing definitions and patterns of sedentary behaviors, health consequences of sedentary behaviors, and strategies for interrupting sedentary bouts and minimizing overall sedentary time. Analyses controlled for age, gender, parental socioeconomic status and education level. Results Among children, more sedentary time at T1 was associated with more depressive symptoms at T2 (B = 0.197, SE=0.078). Depressive symptoms at T1 were related to more sedentary time at T2 (B = 0.192, SE = 0.058). Only one across-person indirect effect was found: more depressive symptoms among children at T1 were linked to more sedentary time among children at T2, and, in turn, to more parental depressive symptoms (B = 0.023; SE = 0.013) at T3. Conclusion The study provides preliminary evidence for both within-person and between-person associations linking children's depressive symptoms to their subsequent sedentary time, as well as to the sedentary time of their parents. These findings emphasize the need for family-based intervention approaches that address both sedentary behaviors and mental health.
dc.affiliationWydział Psychologii we Wrocławiu
dc.affiliationInstytut Psychologii
dc.contributor.authorSiwa, Maria
dc.contributor.authorWietrzykowska, Dominika
dc.contributor.authorSzczuka, Zofia
dc.contributor.authorKuliś-Stefańczyk, Ewa
dc.contributor.authorBoberska, Monika
dc.contributor.authorBanik, Anna
dc.contributor.authorZaleśkiewicz, Hanna
dc.contributor.authorKrzywicka, Paulina
dc.contributor.authorKnoll, Nina
dc.contributor.authorDeLongis, Anita
dc.contributor.authorKnäuper, Bärbel
dc.contributor.authorŁuszczyńska, Aleksandra
dc.date.access2027-11-12
dc.date.accessioned2025-11-21T09:08:39Z
dc.date.available2025-11-21T09:08:39Z
dc.date.created2025-11-10
dc.date.issued2025-11-12
dc.description.accesstimeafter_publication
dc.description.grantnumber2014/15/B/HS6/00923
dc.description.grantnumber2017/27/B/HS6/00092
dc.description.granttitleAktywność fizyczna i jakość życia: badania diadyczne w kontekście formułowania planów indywidualnych, diadycznych i kolaboracyjnych
dc.description.granttitleJak wyjaśnić zachowania siedzące: zrewidowany refleksyjno-impulsywny model HAPA
dc.description.physical1-9
dc.description.sdgGoodHealthAndWellBeing
dc.description.versionfinal_author
dc.description.volume29
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.mhpa.2025.100729
dc.identifier.issn1755-2966
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/2022
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1755296625000602?via%3Dihub
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationpsychologia
dc.rightsEmbargo
dc.rights.questionYes_rights
dc.share.articleOPEN_REPOSITORY
dc.subject.enSedentary behavior
dc.subject.enParent-child dyads
dc.subject.enDepression
dc.subject.enCross-lagged panel
dc.swps.sciencecloudsend
dc.titleAssociations between depressive symptoms and sedentary behaviors in parent-child Dyads: Longitudinal effects within- and across- person
dc.title.journalMental Health and Physical Activity
dc.typeJournalArticle
dspace.entity.typeArticle