Recent trends in psychology in early life exercise and physical activity: A bibliometric study

Document Type : Review Article

Author

Associate professor, Department of Corrective Exercise and Sports Injury, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran.

10.22038/JFMH.2024.74601.3080

Abstract

Introduction: This paper aims to conduct a bibliometric analysis focusing on recent developments in psychology about physical activity and exercise during early life.
 
Materials and Methods: Excel, VOSviewer, and the bibliometric R-package tools were used to examine and assess pertinent records from the Web of Science (WOS) database between 2010 and 2023, following a dependable search approach.
 
Results: We obtained 31,618 scientific records from the Web of Science database. These records were retrieved using specific keywords and covered and analyzed for their content. The most popular topics in this research area included Children, Physical activity, Adolescents, Health, Quality of life, Exercise, Depression, and Stress. The research also revealed that the journals "Frontiers in Psychology" and "International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health" were the most active in this field. Developed countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and the Netherlands were the most productive regarding research output. Additionally, the study identified Serge Brand as the most active author.
 
Conclusion: The intersection of early life psychology and physical activity and exercise remains an area of active research interest. This study indicates that researchers in developed countries produce the most literature on this topic. Nevertheless, it is important to acknowledge that a considerable portion of the global population, particularly in developing countries, needs to be adequately represented in the research on early life psychology related to exercise and physical activity.

Highlights

  1. Farooq A, Martin A, Janssen X, Wilson MG, Gibson A-M, Hughes A, et al. Longitudinal changes in moderate-to-vigorous-intensity physical activity in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Obes Rev 2020; 21(1): e12953.
  2. Moemeni S. Investigation the level of physical activity in elementary students of Hamadan province, Iran. International journal of school health 2022; 9(2): 99-105.
  3. Carson V, Rinaldi RL, Torrance B, Maximova K, Ball GD, Majumdar SR, et al. Vigorous physical activity and longitudinal associations with cardiometabolic risk factors in youth. Int J Obes (Lond) 2014; 38(1): 16-21.
  4. Janz KF, Letuchy EM, Burns TL, Eichenberger Gilmore JM, Torner JC, Levy SM. Objectively measured physical activity trajectories predict adolescent bone strength: Iowa Bone Development Study. Br J Sports Med 2014; 48(13): 1032-6.
  5. Janssen X, Basterfield L, Parkinson KN, Pearce MS, Reilly JK, Adamson AJ, et al. Non-linear longitudinal associations between moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and adiposity across the adiposity distribution during childhood and adolescence: Gateshead Millennium Study. Int J Obes 2019; 43(4): 744-50.
  6. Mann KD, Howe LD, Basterfield L, Parkinson KN, Pearce MS, Reilly JK, et al. Longitudinal study of the associations between change in sedentary behavior and change in adiposity during childhood and adolescence: Gateshead Millennium Study. Int J Obes 2017; 41(7): 1042-7.
  7. Griffiths LJ, Sera F, Cortina-Borja M, Law C, Ness A, Dezateux C. Objectively measured physical activity and sedentary time: Cross-sectional and prospective associations with adiposity in the Millennium Cohort Study. BMJ Open 2016; 6(4): e010366.
  8. Chaput J-P, Willumsen J, Bull F, Chou R, Ekelund U, Firth J, et al. WHO guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour for children and adolescents aged 5-17 years: summary of the evidence. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 2020; 17(1): 141.
  9. Dunton GF, Do B, Wang SD. Early effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on physical activity and sedentary behavior in children living in the U.S. BMC Public Health 2020; 20(1): 1351.
  10. Rossi L, Behme N, Breuer C. Physical activity of children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic—A scoping review. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021; 18(21): 11440.
  11. Hosseini FB, Charbaghi Z, Poshtiban K, Gholidahaneh M, Ghorbani S. Self-esteem, goal orientation, physical self-efficacy, and health-related physical fitness among athletic and non-athletic middle-school students: A comparative study. International journal of school health 2021; 8(4): 234-40.
  12. Asadi-Melerdi S, Rajabi-Shamli E, Sheikhhoseini R, Piri H. Association of upper quarter posture with depression, anxiety, and level of physical activity in sixth grade elementary school students of Karaj city, Iran. International journal of school health 2020; 7(1): 48-55.
  13. Andermo S, Hallgren M, Nguyen T-T-D, Jonsson S, Petersen S, Friberg M, et al. School-related physical activity interventions and mental health among children: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Sports Med Open 2020; 6(1): 25.
  14. Wegner M, Amatriain-Fernández S, Kaulitzky A, Murillo-Rodriguez E, Machado S, Budde H. Systematic review of meta-analyses: Exercise effects on depression in children and adolescents. Front Psychiatry 2020; 11: 81.
  15. Panchal U, Salazar de Pablo G, Franco M, Moreno C, Parellada M, Arango C, et al. The impact of COVID-19 lockdown on child and adolescent mental health: systematic review. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2023; 32(7): 1151-77.
  16. Francisco R, Pedro M, Delvecchio E, Espada JP, Morales A, Mazzeschi C, et al. Psychological symptoms and behavioral changes in children and adolescents during the early phase of COVID-19 quarantine in three European countries. Front Psychiatry 2020; 11: 570164.
  17. Rumbold AR, Giles LC, Whitrow MJ, Steele EJ, Davies CE, Davies MJ, et al. The effects of house moves during early childhood on child mental health at age 9 years. BMC Public Health 2012; 12(1): 583.
  18. Reyes-Riveros R, Altamirano A, De La Barrera F, Rozas-Vásquez D, Vieli L, Meli P. Linking public urban green spaces and human well-being: A systematic review. Urban For Urban Green 2021; 61: 127105.
  19. Biddle SJH, Ciaccioni S, Thomas G, Vergeer I. Physical activity and mental health in children and adolescents: An updated review of reviews and an analysis of causality. Psychol Sport Exerc 2019; 42: 146-55.
  20. Hyland K, Jiang F. A bibliometric study of EAP research: Who is doing what, where and when? J Engl Acad Purp 2021; 49: 100929.
  21. van Sluijs EMF, Ekelund U, Crochemore-Silva I, Guthold R, Ha A, Lubans D, et al. Physical activity behaviours in adolescence: Current evidence and opportunities for intervention. Lancet 2021; 398(10298): 429-42.
  22. Donthu N, Kumar S, Mukherjee D, Pandey N, Lim WM. How to conduct a bibliometric analysis: An overview and guidelines. J Bus Res 2021; 133: 285-96.
  23. Danvila-del-Valle I, Estévez-Mendoza C, Lara FJ. Human resources training: A bibliometric analysis. J Bus Res 2019; 101: 627-36.
  24. Hu D, Zhou S, Crowley-McHattan ZJ, Liu Z. Factors that influence participation in physical activity in school-aged children and adolescents: A systematic review from the social ecological model perspective. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021; 18(6): 3147.
  25. Wang X, Cai Z-D, Jiang W-T, Fang Y-Y, Sun W-X, Wang X. Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of exercise on depression in adolescents. Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health 2022; 16(1): 16.
  26. Denoux P, Simou P. Cross-cultural psychology à la française: An overview of interdisciplinary intercultural studies and intercultural psychology. J Cross Cult Psychol 2022; 53(7-8): 817-46.
  27. Maestroni L, Read P, Bishop C, Papadopoulos K, Suchomel TJ, Comfort P, et al. The benefits of strength training on musculoskeletal system health: Practical applications for interdisciplinary care. Sports Med 2020; 50(8):1431-50.
  28. Gu D, Andreev K, Dupre ME. Major trends in population growth around the world. China CDC Wkly 2021; 3(28): 604-13.
  29. Thalmayer AG, Toscanelli C, Arnett JJ. The neglected 95% revisited: Is American psychology becoming less American? Am Psychol 2021; 76(1): 116-29.
  30. DiPietro L, Al-Ansari SS, Biddle SJH, Borodulin K, Bull FC, Buman MP, et al. Advancing the global physical activity agenda: Recommendations for future research by the 2020 WHO physical activity and sedentary behavior guidelines development group. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 2020; 17(1): 143.
  31. Lund BD. Is academic research and publishing still leaving developing countries behind? Account Res 2022; 29(4): 224-31.
  32. Matsumoto Y, Kasamatsu H, Sakakibara M. Challenges in forming transdisciplinary communities of practice for solving environmental problems in developing countries. World Futures 2022; 78(8): 546-65.
  33. Singh VK, Singh P, Karmakar M, Leta J, Mayr P. The journal coverage of Web of Science, Scopus and Dimensions: A comparative analysis. Scientometrics 2021; 126(6): 5113-42.
  34. Budimir G, Rahimeh S, Tamimi S, Južnič P. Comparison of self-citation patterns in WoS and Scopus databases based on national scientific production in Slovenia (1996-2020). Scientometrics 2021; 126(3): 2249-67.

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  1. Farooq A, Martin A, Janssen X, Wilson MG, Gibson A-M, Hughes A, et al. Longitudinal changes in moderate-to-vigorous-intensity physical activity in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Obes Rev 2020; 21(1): e12953.
  2. Moemeni S. Investigation the level of physical activity in elementary students of Hamadan province, Iran. International journal of school health 2022; 9(2): 99-105.
  3. Carson V, Rinaldi RL, Torrance B, Maximova K, Ball GD, Majumdar SR, et al. Vigorous physical activity and longitudinal associations with cardiometabolic risk factors in youth. Int J Obes (Lond) 2014; 38(1): 16-21.
  4. Janz KF, Letuchy EM, Burns TL, Eichenberger Gilmore JM, Torner JC, Levy SM. Objectively measured physical activity trajectories predict adolescent bone strength: Iowa Bone Development Study. Br J Sports Med 2014; 48(13): 1032-6.
  5. Janssen X, Basterfield L, Parkinson KN, Pearce MS, Reilly JK, Adamson AJ, et al. Non-linear longitudinal associations between moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and adiposity across the adiposity distribution during childhood and adolescence: Gateshead Millennium Study. Int J Obes 2019; 43(4): 744-50.
  6. Mann KD, Howe LD, Basterfield L, Parkinson KN, Pearce MS, Reilly JK, et al. Longitudinal study of the associations between change in sedentary behavior and change in adiposity during childhood and adolescence: Gateshead Millennium Study. Int J Obes 2017; 41(7): 1042-7.
  7. Griffiths LJ, Sera F, Cortina-Borja M, Law C, Ness A, Dezateux C. Objectively measured physical activity and sedentary time: Cross-sectional and prospective associations with adiposity in the Millennium Cohort Study. BMJ Open 2016; 6(4): e010366.
  8. Chaput J-P, Willumsen J, Bull F, Chou R, Ekelund U, Firth J, et al. WHO guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour for children and adolescents aged 5-17 years: summary of the evidence. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 2020; 17(1): 141.
  9. Dunton GF, Do B, Wang SD. Early effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on physical activity and sedentary behavior in children living in the U.S. BMC Public Health 2020; 20(1): 1351.
  10. Rossi L, Behme N, Breuer C. Physical activity of children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic—A scoping review. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021; 18(21): 11440.
  11. Hosseini FB, Charbaghi Z, Poshtiban K, Gholidahaneh M, Ghorbani S. Self-esteem, goal orientation, physical self-efficacy, and health-related physical fitness among athletic and non-athletic middle-school students: A comparative study. International journal of school health 2021; 8(4): 234-40.
  12. Asadi-Melerdi S, Rajabi-Shamli E, Sheikhhoseini R, Piri H. Association of upper quarter posture with depression, anxiety, and level of physical activity in sixth grade elementary school students of Karaj city, Iran. International journal of school health 2020; 7(1): 48-55.
  13. Andermo S, Hallgren M, Nguyen T-T-D, Jonsson S, Petersen S, Friberg M, et al. School-related physical activity interventions and mental health among children: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Sports Med Open 2020; 6(1): 25.
  14. Wegner M, Amatriain-Fernández S, Kaulitzky A, Murillo-Rodriguez E, Machado S, Budde H. Systematic review of meta-analyses: Exercise effects on depression in children and adolescents. Front Psychiatry 2020; 11: 81.
  15. Panchal U, Salazar de Pablo G, Franco M, Moreno C, Parellada M, Arango C, et al. The impact of COVID-19 lockdown on child and adolescent mental health: systematic review. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2023; 32(7): 1151-77.
  16. Francisco R, Pedro M, Delvecchio E, Espada JP, Morales A, Mazzeschi C, et al. Psychological symptoms and behavioral changes in children and adolescents during the early phase of COVID-19 quarantine in three European countries. Front Psychiatry 2020; 11: 570164.
  17. Rumbold AR, Giles LC, Whitrow MJ, Steele EJ, Davies CE, Davies MJ, et al. The effects of house moves during early childhood on child mental health at age 9 years. BMC Public Health 2012; 12(1): 583.
  18. Reyes-Riveros R, Altamirano A, De La Barrera F, Rozas-Vásquez D, Vieli L, Meli P. Linking public urban green spaces and human well-being: A systematic review. Urban For Urban Green 2021; 61: 127105.
  19. Biddle SJH, Ciaccioni S, Thomas G, Vergeer I. Physical activity and mental health in children and adolescents: An updated review of reviews and an analysis of causality. Psychol Sport Exerc 2019; 42: 146-55.
  20. Hyland K, Jiang F. A bibliometric study of EAP research: Who is doing what, where and when? J Engl Acad Purp 2021; 49: 100929.
  21. van Sluijs EMF, Ekelund U, Crochemore-Silva I, Guthold R, Ha A, Lubans D, et al. Physical activity behaviours in adolescence: Current evidence and opportunities for intervention. Lancet 2021; 398(10298): 429-42.
  22. Donthu N, Kumar S, Mukherjee D, Pandey N, Lim WM. How to conduct a bibliometric analysis: An overview and guidelines. J Bus Res 2021; 133: 285-96.
  23. Danvila-del-Valle I, Estévez-Mendoza C, Lara FJ. Human resources training: A bibliometric analysis. J Bus Res 2019; 101: 627-36.
  24. Hu D, Zhou S, Crowley-McHattan ZJ, Liu Z. Factors that influence participation in physical activity in school-aged children and adolescents: A systematic review from the social ecological model perspective. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021; 18(6): 3147.
  25. Wang X, Cai Z-D, Jiang W-T, Fang Y-Y, Sun W-X, Wang X. Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of exercise on depression in adolescents. Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health 2022; 16(1): 16.
  26. Denoux P, Simou P. Cross-cultural psychology à la française: An overview of interdisciplinary intercultural studies and intercultural psychology. J Cross Cult Psychol 2022; 53(7-8): 817-46.
  27. Maestroni L, Read P, Bishop C, Papadopoulos K, Suchomel TJ, Comfort P, et al. The benefits of strength training on musculoskeletal system health: Practical applications for interdisciplinary care. Sports Med 2020; 50(8):1431-50.
  28. Gu D, Andreev K, Dupre ME. Major trends in population growth around the world. China CDC Wkly 2021; 3(28): 604-13.
  29. Thalmayer AG, Toscanelli C, Arnett JJ. The neglected 95% revisited: Is American psychology becoming less American? Am Psychol 2021; 76(1): 116-29.
  30. DiPietro L, Al-Ansari SS, Biddle SJH, Borodulin K, Bull FC, Buman MP, et al. Advancing the global physical activity agenda: Recommendations for future research by the 2020 WHO physical activity and sedentary behavior guidelines development group. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 2020; 17(1): 143.
  31. Lund BD. Is academic research and publishing still leaving developing countries behind? Account Res 2022; 29(4): 224-31.
  32. Matsumoto Y, Kasamatsu H, Sakakibara M. Challenges in forming transdisciplinary communities of practice for solving environmental problems in developing countries. World Futures 2022; 78(8): 546-65.
  33. Singh VK, Singh P, Karmakar M, Leta J, Mayr P. The journal coverage of Web of Science, Scopus and Dimensions: A comparative analysis. Scientometrics 2021; 126(6): 5113-42.
  34. Budimir G, Rahimeh S, Tamimi S, Južnič P. Comparison of self-citation patterns in WoS and Scopus databases based on national scientific production in Slovenia (1996-2020). Scientometrics 2021; 126(3): 2249-67.
Journal of Fundamentals of Mental Health
Volume 26, Issue 2
March and April 2024
Pages 71-80

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