TY - JOUR
T1 - Trends and global power of research on physical activity, depression, and anxiety in adolescents and young adults: Science mapping the literature
AU - Balloo, Kieran
AU - Delaney, Patrick
AU - Hosein, Anesa
AU - Liza, Farhana Ferdousi
N1 - Supplementary material: Supplemental data for this article can be accessed online at https://doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2024.2375356
Funding information: This work was supported by the Wellcome Trust [grant number 226695/Z/22/Z]. The funder had no role in the study design; in the analysis or interpretation of the findings; in the writing of the article; or in the decision to submit the article for publication.
PY - 2024/8
Y1 - 2024/8
N2 - To understand the pluralization and global power of research on physical activity (PA), depression, and anxiety in adolescents and young adults, a bibliometric analysis-based science mapping of publications in this field was conducted. Scopus was searched for peer-reviewed journal articles published from 2010 to 2022, which resulted in 2,668 records, of which more than half were published from 2020 onwards. Research and collaborations were concentrated in countries in the Global North. Research trends, based on keyword co-occurrence analysis, suggest: an apparent shift towards more PA research connected to sleep, and de-emphasis on research related to weight concerns; research addressing barriers to participation in PA; an increasing interest in the mental health of university students; and the differential effects of team and individual sports on anxiety and depression. Emerging research fronts focused on alternative therapies, new technologies, and impacts of COVID-19. The findings could guide avenues for future research and policy.
AB - To understand the pluralization and global power of research on physical activity (PA), depression, and anxiety in adolescents and young adults, a bibliometric analysis-based science mapping of publications in this field was conducted. Scopus was searched for peer-reviewed journal articles published from 2010 to 2022, which resulted in 2,668 records, of which more than half were published from 2020 onwards. Research and collaborations were concentrated in countries in the Global North. Research trends, based on keyword co-occurrence analysis, suggest: an apparent shift towards more PA research connected to sleep, and de-emphasis on research related to weight concerns; research addressing barriers to participation in PA; an increasing interest in the mental health of university students; and the differential effects of team and individual sports on anxiety and depression. Emerging research fronts focused on alternative therapies, new technologies, and impacts of COVID-19. The findings could guide avenues for future research and policy.
KW - bibliometric analysis
KW - mental health
KW - Physical activity
KW - sport
KW - wellbeing
KW - youth
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85199338835&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/02673843.2024.2375356
DO - 10.1080/02673843.2024.2375356
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85199338835
SN - 0267-3843
VL - 29
JO - International Journal of Adolescence and Youth
JF - International Journal of Adolescence and Youth
IS - 1
M1 - 2375356
ER -