title: Non-occupational sitting and mental well-being in employed adults.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Emerging evidence suggests that sedentary behaviour may be adversely associated with physical health, but few studies have examined the association with mental well-being.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This study examined the association of four non-occupational sedentary behaviours, individually and in total, with mental well-being in employed adults.
  
  
  METHODS
  Baseline data from the evaluation of Well@Work, a national workplace health promotion project conducted in the UK, were used. Participants self-reported sitting time whilst watching television, using a computer, socialising and travelling by motorised transport. Mental well-being was assessed by the 12-item version of the general health questionnaire. Analyses were conducted using multiple linear regression.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In models adjusted for multiple confounders, TV viewing, computer use and total non-occupational sitting time were adversely associated with general health questionnaire-12 assessed mental well-being in women. Computer use only was found to be adversely associated with mental well-being in men.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Sedentary behaviour may be adversely associated with mental well-being in employed adults. The association may be moderated by gender.
authors: British Heart Foundation National Centre for Physical Activity and Health, School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, UK. aa595@medschl.cam.ac.uk
authors: Andrew J
authors: AJ
authors: Atkin
authors: Emma
authors: E
authors: Adams
authors: Fiona C
authors: FC
authors: Bull
authors: Stuart J H
authors: SJ
authors: Biddle
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004651:Employment; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D007899:Leisure Activities; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D057185:Sedentary Behavior; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013690:Television