B4704 - The effects of exercise on mental health - 02/10/2024
B number:
B4704
Principal applicant name:
Robyn Wootton | School of Psychological Science (UK)
Co-applicants:
Miss Farzana Ali, Mr Aran Norris
Title of project:
The effects of exercise on mental health
Proposal summary:
There will be two student projects using the same scrambled dataset. Both projects will be looking at the links between exercise and mental health, but they will ask slightly different research questions:
1. Does physical activity moderate the relationship between genetic liability to depression and severity of depressive symptoms?
2. Does body dissatisfaction mediate the relationship between physical activity and severity of depressive symptoms?
Impact of research:
Date proposal received:
Tuesday, 24 September, 2024
Date proposal approved:
Wednesday, 25 September, 2024
Keywords:
Mental health - Psychology, Psychiatry, Cognition, Mental health, Statistical methods, Physical - activity, fitness, function