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O exercício físico e a depressão, ansiedade e stress
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Este estudo teve como objectivo analisar os níveis de depressão, ansiedade e stress em
função da prática de exercício físico, género, faixa etária e da quantidade de tempo
(meses) de prática de exercício físico. Participaram 300 indivíduos, sendo 140 do sexo
masculino e 160 do sexo feminino, com idades compreendidas entre os 18 e 40 anos. O
material utilizado foi composto por um questionário sócio-demográfico e pela Escala de
Ansiedade, Depressão e Stress (EADS-21) desenvolvida por Lovibond e Lovibond
(1995) e adaptada à população portuguesa por Pais-Ribeiro, Honrado, e Leal (2004). Os
resultados permitiram compreender que existem diferenças significativas entre o grupo
de participantes que pratica exercício físico e o grupo de participantes que não pratica,
sendo que se observam valores mais elevados de depressão ansiedade e stress em
indivíduos que não praticam exercício físico. Entre géneros, não se verificam diferenças
significativas nos níveis de depressão, ansiedade e stress. Constatou-se que a idade não
se correlaciona significativamente com os níveis de depressão, ansiedade e stress, tal
como acontece entre a variável quantidade de tempo (meses) de prática de exercício
físico e a depressão e o stress, ao contrário do que se observou com a variável
ansiedade, o que nos indica que quando a quantidade de tempo (meses) de prática de
exercício físico aumenta, os níveis de ansiedade diminuem.
ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to analyze the levels of depression, anxiety and stress according to the practice of physical exercise, gender, age group and the amount of time (months) of physical exercise practice. A total of 300 individuals participated, 140 males and 160 females, aged between 18 and 40 years. The material used was a sociodemographic questionnaire and the Anxiety, Depression and Stress Scale (EADS-21) developed by Lovibond and Lovibond (1995) and adapted to the Portuguese population by Pais-Ribeiro, Honrado, and Leal (2004). The results allowed us to understand that there are significant differences between the group of participants who practice physical exercise and the group of participants who do not practice, with higher values of depression anxiety and stress in individuals who do not exercise. Between genders, there are no significant differences in levels of depression, anxiety and stress. It was found that age does not correlate significantly with levels of depression, anxiety and stress, as happens between the variable amount of time (months) of physical exercise practice and depression and stress, contrary to what was observed with the variable anxiety, which indicates that when the amount of time (months) of physical exercise increases, anxiety levels decrease.
ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to analyze the levels of depression, anxiety and stress according to the practice of physical exercise, gender, age group and the amount of time (months) of physical exercise practice. A total of 300 individuals participated, 140 males and 160 females, aged between 18 and 40 years. The material used was a sociodemographic questionnaire and the Anxiety, Depression and Stress Scale (EADS-21) developed by Lovibond and Lovibond (1995) and adapted to the Portuguese population by Pais-Ribeiro, Honrado, and Leal (2004). The results allowed us to understand that there are significant differences between the group of participants who practice physical exercise and the group of participants who do not practice, with higher values of depression anxiety and stress in individuals who do not exercise. Between genders, there are no significant differences in levels of depression, anxiety and stress. It was found that age does not correlate significantly with levels of depression, anxiety and stress, as happens between the variable amount of time (months) of physical exercise practice and depression and stress, contrary to what was observed with the variable anxiety, which indicates that when the amount of time (months) of physical exercise increases, anxiety levels decrease.
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Dissertação de Mestrado apresentada no ISPA - Instituto Universitário, na área de Psicologia Clínica
Keywords
Exercício físico Depressão Ansiedade Stress Physical exercise Depression Anxiety Stress