The yoga practitioners had a more positive body image and lower levels of self-objectification. The researchers, from Flinders University in Australia, asked 193 yoga practitioners and 127 university students who don’t practice yoga to answer a questionnaire covering four areas: body image, embodiment, self-objectification and desire for thinness. The exercise effect goes beyond team sports at school: a study in Body Image reveals that people who practice yoga have a more positive body image. The researchers found that students who participated in sports were more likely to have higher academic achievement (as shown by GPA scores) and perceive the school to be safe and their family and teachers to be supportive. 12,849 of the students participated once or twice a week in school-organized sports. Researchers at the University of Minnesota in the US and the University of Alberta in Canada analyzed data from the 2010 administration of the Minnesota Student Survey, which consisted of information from 29,535 12th grade students (aged about 18). Previous research has shown exercise is linked to lower levels of depression and better relationships with peers, and a study in the Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology has added academic achievement to the list. Sport plays a big role in education in the US, with many students participating in team sports. School students often find themselves stressed and under pressure to perform in standardized tests. And according to a growing body of research, this is also the case for our mental health – even from a young age. Get moving for mental healthĮxercise: love it or hate it, we all know it’s good for our health. In this article collection, we have pulled together a small selection of articles published in the last year that investigate mental health by looking at what is behind some people’s success, happiness and mental health – what makes some people thrive. Platforms such as ClinicalKey are starting to be adopted by mental health trusts, providing reliable, evidence based answers drawn from this research. At Elsevier, we tag this content to make it machine readable that means researchers can search it more easily and find related content, while medical practitioners can use it with patients at the point of care. Results from research across disciplines and journals is extremely valuable. Understanding these deeply complex questions requires a broad view of the issues. What is it that makes some people with a history of criminal behavior develop mental health issues while others do not? And why is it that some people are less prone to depression than others? This year, the campaign focuses on promoting good mental health rather than treating problems – exploring why some of us are surviving while others are thriving. May 8-14 is Mental Health Awareness Week in the UK. But looking at mental health from the opposite side – what makes us healthy – provides enlightening insights too. When we talk about mental health, it’s often in the context of illness and treating disorders like depression and anxiety. Editor’s note: This month, we are exploring the theme “from science to society” – how research is making a difference in all aspects of life, including mental health.
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