Movement behaviors, psychosocial well-being and childhood obesity: the IDEFICS/I.Family cohort
Authors' conclusion
Adherence to movement behavior guidelines was associated with psychosocial well-being, especially in males and individuals with overweight or obesity.
Study context
- Population
- European children aged 2–16 years followed over 6 years, IDEFICS/I.Family cohort7,359 repeated observations
- Exposure
- Lower vs higher adherence to movement behavior guidelines
- Outcome
- Psychosocial well-being by adherence to movement behavior guidelines; moderation by obesity indices (z-BMI, z-WC)
- Follow-up
- 6 years
Methodological detailslongitudinal, three waves, generalized linear models
- Longitudinal
- Three waves
- Generalized linear models
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Psychosocial well-being
Lower adherence to movement behaviors, association with psychosocial well-being
−0.39
β; 95% CI −0.77, 0.00
Moderation by z-BMI
−0.40
β; 95% CI −0.80, −0.06
Moderation by z-WC
−0.36
β; 95% CI −0.82, −0.03
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Psychosocial well-being, males
- Lower adherence, males
- −0.70 (β; 95% CI −1.20, −0.20)
Psychosocial well-being, overweight/obesity
- Lower adherence, overweight/obesity
- −1.29 (β; 95% CI −2.21, −0.37)
Original publication
Movement behaviors, psychosocial well-being and childhood obesity: the IDEFICS/I.Family cohort. Int J Obes (Lond). Published 6 April 2026. doi:10.
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