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During early to mid adolescence, moderate to vigorous physical activity is associated with restoring sleep, psychological functioning, mental toughness and male gender

Serge BrandCenter for Affective-, Stress- and Sleep Disorder, Psychiatric Clinics of the University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland;Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, Sport Science Section, University of Basel, Basel, SwitzerlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Nadeem KalakCenter for Affective-, Stress- and Sleep Disorder, Psychiatric Clinics of the University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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Markus GerberDepartment of Sport, Exercise and Health, Sport Science Section, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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Peter J. CloughDepartment of Psychology, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK
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Sakari LemolaDepartment of Psychology, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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Dena Sadeghi BahmaniCenter for Affective-, Stress- and Sleep Disorder, Psychiatric Clinics of the University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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Uwe PühseDepartment of Sport, Exercise and Health, Sport Science Section, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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Edith Holsboer-TrachslerCenter for Affective-, Stress- and Sleep Disorder, Psychiatric Clinics of the University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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Pages 426-434 | Accepted 14 Mar 2016, Published online: 01 Apr 2016

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