The Role of Physical Activity in the Association Between Resilience and Mental Health in Older Adults

The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between resilience and mental health in older adults and how physical activity influences that relationship. A cross-sectional study was carried out with 312 older adults (179 active and 133 sedentary classified by IPAQ). Considering the whole sa...

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Published in:Journal of aging and physical activity 2018-04, Vol.26 (2), p.248-253
Main Authors: Wermelinger Ávila, Maria Priscila, Corrêa, Jimilly Caputo, Lucchetti, Alessandra Lamas Granero, Lucchetti, Giancarlo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Anxiety
Anxiety - psychology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Depression - psychology
Exercise
Female
Humans
Male
Meaning
Mental depression
Mental Health
Middle Aged
Older people
Physical activity
Resilience
Resilience, Psychological
Sedentary
Sedentary people
Stress, Psychological - psychology
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Summary:The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between resilience and mental health in older adults and how physical activity influences that relationship. A cross-sectional study was carried out with 312 older adults (179 active and 133 sedentary classified by IPAQ). Considering the whole sample, an inverse relationship was found for resilience (Wagnild-Young's Resilience Scale) with depression and stress (DASS-21). Among the sedentary, in spite of there not being an association between total resilience and mental health, there was an inverse relationship for the "meaning of life" component of the resilience and depression scale. For the active group, there was a relationship between total resilience and its components with depression and stress, but not for the "meaning of life" component of the resilience scale. Physical activity played an important role in the relationship between resilience and depression, showing that active and sedentary people use different components of resilience.
ISSN:1063-8652
1543-267X
DOI:10.1123/japa.2016-0332