Social relations, physical activity, and well-being in older adults
Social relations, physical activity, and well-being in older adults
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DOI：
10.1006/pmed.2000.0740
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发表时间：
2000-11-01
影响因子：
5.1
通讯作者：
Katula, J
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作者：
McAuley, E;Blissmer, S;Katula, J
背景资料。一项随机对照试验被用来检验：(A)两种体力活动方式对久坐不动的老年人(N=174，男性=65.5岁)12个月主观幸福感(SWB)变化的影响；(B)体力活动参与和社会支持在SWB随时间变化中所起的作用。参与者被随机分为有氧运动组或伸展和调理组。采用结构方程模型，以幸福感、生活满意度和孤独感为指标，对个体随时间的成长进行多样本潜在成长曲线分析。在干预的过程中，幸福感显着改善，随后在g个月的随访中显着下降，显示出曲线增长模式。随后进行的结构分析表明，运动参与的频率是生活满意度提高的显著预测因素，而社会关系与生活满意度的提高和孤独感的减少有关。社会关系和锻炼频率的改善也有助于缓解随访后生活满意度的下降。看来，锻炼环境中不可或缺的社会关系是老年人主观幸福感的重要决定因素。关于如何构建体育活动环境，以最大限度地改善更多的全球幸福感结构，如对生活的满意度，我们讨论了这一发现。(C)2000年美国健康基金会和学术出版社。
Background. A randomized controlled trial was conducted to examine: (a) the effect of two physical activity modes on changes in subjective well-being (SWB) over the course of a 12-month period in older, formerly sedentary adults (N = 174, M age = 65.5 years) and (b) the role played by physical activity participation and social support in changes in SWB over time.Method. Participants were randomized into either an aerobic activity group or a stretching and toning group. Structural equation modeling was employed to conduct multiple sample latent growth curve analyses of individual growth in measures of SWB (happiness, satisfaction with life, and loneliness) over time.Results. A curvilinear growth pattern was revealed with well-being significantly improving over the course of the intervention followed by significant declines at the g-month follow-up. Subsequent structural analyses were conducted showing that frequency of exercise participation was a significant predictor of improvement in satisfaction with life, whereas social relations were related to increases in satisfaction with life and reductions in loneliness. Improvements in social relations and exercise frequency also helped to buffer the declines in satisfaction with life at follow-up.Conclusions. It appears that social relations integral to the exercise environment are significant determinants of subjective well-being in older adults. Findings are discussed in terms of how physical activity environments might be structured to maximize improvements in more global well-being constructs such as satisfaction with life. (C) 2000 American Health Foundation and Academic Press.