Physical Activity and Mood Disorders in University Students

Authors

  • Beatriz Muñoz Ospina Pontifical Xavierian University https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8688-7172
  • Silvana Carvajal Henao Pontifical Xavierian University
  • Julen Osorio Bolaños Pontifical Xavierian University
  • Laura Melo Escobar Pontifical Xavierian University
  • Juan Sebastián Rueda-Toro Pontifical Xavierian University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.rp.e343533

Keywords:

mood disorders, physical activity, university students, anxiety, depression

Abstract

In Colombia, the prevalence of anxiety and depression in young people are 19.7% and 52.9%, respectively, which converges with the results of the research The effect of exercise in the cognitive performance of college students, which allowed the researchers to realize that in a sample of 143 university students who prac- ticed physical activity, 27.26% and 56.62% had depression and anxiety in mild to severe levels, respectively. The aim of this work is to considerate a review of scientific literature related to mood disorders and physical activity in university students. It is concluded that it has been proposed that physical activity sti- mulate the increase of mental health, but the existence of other factors that significantly influence this phenomenon should be considered.

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Author Biographies

Beatriz Muñoz Ospina, Pontifical Xavierian University

Doctor in Biomedical Sciences, University of Valle and Professor at the Department of Social Sciences, Pontifical Xavierian University, Cali, Colombia.

Silvana Carvajal Henao, Pontifical Xavierian University

Psychology student, Pontifical Xavierian University, Cali, Colombia.

Julen Osorio Bolaños, Pontifical Xavierian University

Psychologist, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Cali, Colombia.

Laura Melo Escobar, Pontifical Xavierian University

Psychology student, Pontifical Xavierian University, Cali, Colombia.

Juan Sebastián Rueda-Toro, Pontifical Xavierian University

Psychologist, Pontifical Xavierian University, Cali, Colombia.

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Published

2022-06-07 — Updated on 2022-08-16

How to Cite

Muñoz Ospina, B., Carvajal Henao, S., Osorio Bolaños, J., Melo Escobar, L., & Rueda-Toro, J. S. . (2022). Physical Activity and Mood Disorders in University Students. Revista De Psicología Universidad De Antioquia, 14(1), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.rp.e343533

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