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0462/2017 - Knowledge of adolescents about the benefits of physical exercises for mental health.
Conhecimento de adolescentes acerca dos benefícios do exercício físico para a saúde mental.

Author:

• Cezenário Gonçalves Campos - Campos, CG - Programa de Residência Multiprofissional em Saúde do Adolescente, Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindu - <cezenario@yahoo.com.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5650-0096

Co-author(s):

• Luciene Aparecida Muniz - Muniz, LA - Programa de Residência Multiprofissional em Saúde do Adolescente, Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindu - <lucieneaparecidamuniz@yahoo.com.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2185-1595
• Vinícius Silva Belo - Belo, VS - Universidade Federal de São João del Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindu - <viniciusbelo4@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0183-1175
• Márcia Christina Caetano Romano - Romano, M.C.C - Programa de Residência Multiprofissional em Saúde do Adolescente, Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindu - <marciachristinacs@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9968-7302
• Maira Castro Lima - Lima, MC - Programa de Residência Multiprofissional em Saúde do Adolescente, Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindu - <mairacastrolima@gmail.com>


Abstract:

Adolescence is a phase of several structural and functional transformations. Physical exercise is capable of inducing adaptive plasticity on the nervous system, reducing the risks of future psychiatric pathologies. This research is aimed to investigate adolescents' knowledge about the benefits of physical exercise on mental health. This is a cross-sectional study, carried out in a state school from a city in the Central-West area of Minas Gerais. For data collection, in addition to a questionnaire developed to measure knowledge about the benefits of Physical Exercise on Mental Health, we used an International Physical Activity Questionnaire, and a socioeconomic questionnaire from the Brazilian Association of Research Companies. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics tools and Kruskal-Wallis and chi-square tests, at a level of significance of 5%. It was verified that more active individuals had greater knowledge about the benefits of physical exercise on mental health in relation to sedentary individuals. Thus, knowledge can be a protective factor against sedentarism and physical inactivity, significantly improving the aspects related to the quality of life of an adolescent.

Keywords:

Adolescent. Physical Exercise. Mental health. Knowledge.

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Campos, CG, Muniz, LA, Belo, VS, Romano, M.C.C, Lima, MC. Knowledge of adolescents about the benefits of physical exercises for mental health.. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2017/Nov). [Citado em 21/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/knowledge-of-adolescents-about-the-benefits-of-physical-exercises-for-mental-health/16515?id=16515



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