Physical Health Mediates the Relationship between Psychological Well-Being and Engagement in Exercise across Age in a German Sample
The prevalence of chronic illness among middle-aged and older adults is increasing worldwide as the population continues to age. One way to prevent the continued increase and subsequent negative outcomes of chronic illness is to increase the number of individuals who engage in exercise. Thus, it is...
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doaj-517d3210594b40548d6eb1d58dfd189b2020-11-24T21:34:42ZengMDPI AGJournal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology2411-51422018-07-013339010.3390/jfmk3030039jfmk3030039Physical Health Mediates the Relationship between Psychological Well-Being and Engagement in Exercise across Age in a German SampleJillian Minahan0Karen L. Siedlecki1Department of Psychology, Fordham University, Bronx, NY 10458, USADepartment of Psychology, Fordham University, Bronx, NY 10458, USAThe prevalence of chronic illness among middle-aged and older adults is increasing worldwide as the population continues to age. One way to prevent the continued increase and subsequent negative outcomes of chronic illness is to increase the number of individuals who engage in exercise. Thus, it is important to examine which factors predict engagement in exercise in middle-aged and older adults. As a result, the current study examined the relationship between physical health, psychological well-being, and engagement in exercise in a sample of middle-aged and older German adults. We found that increased age was associated with less frequent engagement in exercise. We also found that physical health mediated the relationship between psychological well-being and engagement in exercise. Finally, we found that age did not moderate the relationship between subjective well-being and engagement in exercise, suggesting that the role of physical health as a mediator was similar in older adults compared to middle-aged adults. These findings have important implications for interventions seeking to promote exercise among adults.http://www.mdpi.com/2411-5142/3/3/39older adults 1aging 2exercise 3health 4well-being 5 |
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Physical Health Mediates the Relationship between Psychological Well-Being and Engagement in Exercise across Age in a German Sample |
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Physical Health Mediates the Relationship between Psychological Well-Being and Engagement in Exercise across Age in a German Sample |
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Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology |
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The prevalence of chronic illness among middle-aged and older adults is increasing worldwide as the population continues to age. One way to prevent the continued increase and subsequent negative outcomes of chronic illness is to increase the number of individuals who engage in exercise. Thus, it is important to examine which factors predict engagement in exercise in middle-aged and older adults. As a result, the current study examined the relationship between physical health, psychological well-being, and engagement in exercise in a sample of middle-aged and older German adults. We found that increased age was associated with less frequent engagement in exercise. We also found that physical health mediated the relationship between psychological well-being and engagement in exercise. Finally, we found that age did not moderate the relationship between subjective well-being and engagement in exercise, suggesting that the role of physical health as a mediator was similar in older adults compared to middle-aged adults. These findings have important implications for interventions seeking to promote exercise among adults. |
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older adults 1 aging 2 exercise 3 health 4 well-being 5 |
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