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Effects of Different Exercise Intensities on Internet Addiction in Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.
| Τίτλος: | Effects of Different Exercise Intensities on Internet Addiction in Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Yu M; School of Physical Education, Hunan University of Arts and Science, Changde, China., Chang Y; School of Physical Education and Health Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, China., Kang H; School of Physical Education and Health Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, China., Mao W; School of Physical Education, Hunan University, Changsha, China. |
| Πηγή: | Addiction biology [Addict Biol] 2026 Jul; Vol. 31 (7), pp. e70172. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article; Systematic Review; Network Meta-Analysis; Review |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 9604935 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1369-1600 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 13556215 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Addict Biol Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell Original Publication: Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK ; Cambridge, MA : Carfax, c1996- |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Behavior, Addictive*/therapy , Exercise*/psychology , Internet Addiction Disorder*/therapy , Internet Addiction Disorder*/psychology, Anxiety/therapy ; Anxiety/psychology ; Depression/therapy ; Depression/psychology ; Exercise Therapy/methods ; Adolescent ; Humans ; Young Adult ; Internet |
| Περίληψη: | This study employed a network meta-analysis to evaluate and compare the efficacy of different exercise intensities (light, moderate and vigorous) on internet addiction and related psychological symptoms in adolescents and young adults. We systematically searched eight databases for relevant randomised controlled trials. A total of 22 studies with 1438 samples were included. A pairwise meta-analysis indicated that exercise interventions across all intensities were associated with improvements in internet addiction, anxiety and negative moods, with moderate-intensity additionally improving depression. The results of the network meta-analysis suggested that light-intensity exercise (SMD = -2.61, 95% CI [-4.29, -0.93], p = 0.002), moderate-intensity exercise (SMD = -2.74, 95% CI [-4.25, -1.22], p < 0.0001) and high-intensity exercise (SMD = -2.55, 95% CI [-4.88, -0.22], p = 0.032) may be associated with a reduction in adolescents' internet addiction. Only moderate-intensity exercise may be associated with a reduction in depression (SMD = -1.19, 95% CI [-2.20, -0.18], p = 0.021) and anxiety (SMD = -1.90, 95% CI [-3.50, -0.30], p = 0.02); light-intensity and high-intensity exercise were not significantly associated with a reduction in depression and anxiety. Light-intensity exercise (SMD = -1.63, 95% CI [-2.85, -0.41], p = 0.009) and moderate-intensity exercise (SMD = -1.55, 95% CI [-2.56, -0.54], p = 0.003) may be associated with reductions in other negative moods. According to the probability ranking of the likelihood of the optimal intervention effect, moderate-intensity exercise (SUCRA = 71) ranked highest for interventions in adolescents' internet addiction, depression (SUCRA = 70.2), anxiety (SUCRA = 68.4) and light exercise (SUCRA = 67.9) ranked highest for negative moods. However, owing to the limitations of sample size and the quality of individual studies, the strength of evidence needs to be further validated by more standardised, high-quality studies. (© 2026 The Author(s). Addiction Biology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society for the Study of Addiction.) |
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| Grant Information: | 25JGYB0441 Hunan Provincial Basic Education Teaching Reform Research Project |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: anxiety; depression; exercise intensity; internet addiction; negative moods |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260706 Date Completed: 20260707 Latest Revision: 20260726 |
| Update Code: | 20260726 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC13337322 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/adb.70172 |
| PMID: | 42409604 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
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