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Leisure Time, Physical Activity, and Psychological Well-Being among Adolescents during COVID-19

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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Background: The current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a public health
emergency and universal hazard. Governments have ordered all people to spend all their time at
home and imposed school closures as an emergency measure. In such situations, physical and
mental health problems are significant concerns. Aim: This study aimed to evaluate leisure time,
physical activity, and psychological well-being among adolescents during COVID-19. Study
design: A cross-sectional research design. Setting: The study was conducted in Dakahalia
Governorate, Egypt. Sample: The study involved a convenience sample of 1200 adolescents
through a validated self-administered online questionnaire. Tools: It included four parts; Part I:
Characteristics of studied adolescents, Part II: leisure time questionnaire, Part III: Physical activity
questionnaire, and Part IV: Psychological well-being scale. Results: 55.0% of the studied
adolescents reported that relaxing activities were the type of activity that was practiced more
habitually during leisure time. 59.80% of the studied adolescents had low physical activity. 64.9%
of the studied adolescents had moderate psychological well-being. There was a statistically
significant positive correlation between practicing the practical sport in leisure time and satisfaction
with leisure time, physical activity, and psychological well-being among adolescents during
COVID-19. Conclusion: The results from this study concluded that the studied adolescents do low
physical activity without any satisfaction about leisure time which is reflected in their psychological
well-being during COVID-19. Recommendations: Future research should replicate these analyses
in a non-pandemic situation. It must focus on testing the longitudinal associations reported here in
non-pandemic circumstances.

DOI

10.21608/ejhc.2022.260322

Keywords

Adolescents, COVID -19, Leisure Time, Physical activity, psychological well-being

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Fatma

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Mohamed Amin

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Assistant Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University

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Josephin

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A. Lawend

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Assistant Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University

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Omayma

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Mustafa Abu Samra

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Lecturer of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University

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Fawzia

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Nabeel Mohammad Abd-Elmageed

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Lecturer of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig university

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13

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4

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36500

Issue Date

2022-12-01

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2022-09-19

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2022-12-01

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214

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224

Print ISSN

1687-9546

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3009-6766

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Egyptian Journal of Health Care

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https://ejhc.journals.ekb.eg/

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Leisure Time, Physical Activity, and Psychological Well-Being among Adolescents during COVID-19

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22 Jan 2023