Tag: mental health

With its origin dating back to 1960, the FISU World Conference is a core element and the academic highlight of the FISU World University Games. Within a three-day programme, the FISU World Conference creates a platform for interdisciplinary scientific exchange and stimulates research and creativity beyond the scope of academia. In 2025, the FISU World Conference will include outstanding keynotes and panelists and further provide a platform for innovative formats and engaging opportunities which are open to the general public.

The aim of this thesis was to investigate how accelerometer-measured physical activity, sedentary time, sports participation, fitness, and screen time were associated with healthy brain functions (mental health, cognitive, and academic performance), in a cohort of Swedish adolescents. Further, to examine how physiological factors underpinning healthy brain functions change acutely when prolonged sitting is interrupted with physical activity breaks.

Aurélien Daudi’s dissertation deals with the emergence, attraction, and normalization of a widespread, digital exhibitionism and its implications. In this age of imagery, the compulsive sharing of personal photographs on social media has become pervasive. Unabashedly narcissistic displays are all but encouraged. The study illuminates the profound impact of social media, challenging conventional wisdom and offering new insights into the relationship between technology, culture, and human behavior.

To strengthen ongoing research within the fields of outdoor studies and mental health, DTEOS invites applications for a PhD-position focusing on mental health and nature-based interventions and programming. More specifically, the pre-defined project will examine the influence of a weekly friluftsliv program that takes place in local nature on young people’s mental health. The academic work will be based at NIH in Oslo, Norway.

Numerous positive advances have been made to understand and improve the welfare and well-being of those involved in sport, as well as to raise awareness and education at the micro (e.g., peer-to-peer), meso (e.g., coach-athlete, coach-parent, parent-athlete), exo- (e.g., professional leagues, national governing bodies), and macro-system (e.g., media and societal views) levels. Despite this, these advances have not necessarily been well communicated between system levels or across international perspectives.

GIH får 4,7 miljoner kronor av Familjen Kamprads stiftelse till ett forskningsprojekt om fysisk aktivitet och psykisk hälsa hos skolungdomar. Projektet ska bidra till att utvärdera om förlängda skoldagar med läxhjälp och fysiska aktiviteter förbättrar psykisk hälsa, kognition, skolprestation och minskar ojämlikhet i hälsa hos ungdomar. Bakgrunden till satsningen är att svenska ungdomar rör på sig för lite och sitter still för mycket. Samtidigt drabbas allt fler ungdomar av psykisk ohälsa.

Fakulteten för Lärande och samhälle vid Malmö universitet har fått en stor donation för forskning i mindfulness. Affärsmannen Greg Dingizian ligger bakom donationen, som är gjord genom hans investmentbolag Agartha AB. Syftet är att stärka forskningen om mindfulness vid Institutionen för idrottsvetenskap men även för hela fakulteten för Lärande och samhälle.. Hans förhoppning är att forskningen ska bidra till mer kunskap om psykisk ohälsa.

The goal of this Research Topic is to investigate: (1) various aspects of association between active living (e.g., physical activity, exercise, sport) and psychosocial health outcomes (e.g., social well-being, social health, depressive symptoms, quality of life, life satisfaction, happiness, loneliness, etc.) as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and (2) effectiveness of various new/existing means (e.g., social media platform, virtual sport competitions, etc.) on active living and psychosocial health outcomes.

In the first New School Athlete Mental Health & Wellbeing Symposium, we will bring together scholars, clinicians, and athletes from interdisciplinary, athletic, and personal backgrounds to discuss the status of athlete mental health and wellbeing across diverse contexts, obstacles and opportunities for engaging athletes in mental healthcare, how athletes and the media can work together to reimagine our expectations and representations of athletes and their wellbeing, and ways in which issues of equity and race-based discrimination negatively impact athletes.

The purpose of this article collection is to shed light on the wider utility of sport spectatorship to achieve social and psychological outcomes in different countries, contexts, and populations. We strongly encourage novel and innovative approaches to researching this topic – notably conceptual and/or methodological aspects that are inclusive and accepting of the ontology and epistemology of the community within which the research is conducted.