A gender analysis of the impact of physical education on the mental health of brazilian schoolchildren

This paper investigates the effect of attending physical education classes on mental health indicators – loneliness and insomnia – of Brazilian schoolchildren. The identification strategy consists of separating the sample into two parts: people who practice physical activity and who attend physical...

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Main Authors: Lívia Madeira Triaca, Gustavo Saraiva Frio, Marco Túlio Aniceto França
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-08-01
Series:SSM: Population Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352827319300795