Document Type
Abstract
Publication Date
12-1-2024
Abstract
Objective: To explore the relationship between physical activity and social well-being in older adults and the mediating role of social support and self-aging attitudes.
Methods: A physical activity rating scale, social support scale, self-aging attitude questionnaire, and social well-being scale were used to investigate 312 older adults, and structural equation modeling was constructed for analysis.
Results: (1) Physical activity was significantly and positively correlated with social support (r=0.335, p < 0.001) and social well-being (r=0.361, p < 0.001); physical activity was significantly and negatively correlated with self-aging attitudes (r=-0.373, p < 0.001); self-aging attitudes were significantly correlated with social support (r=-0.293, p < 0.001) and social well-being (r=-0.113, p < 0.05) were significantly negatively correlated; social support was significantly positively correlated with social well-being (r=.476, p < 0.001). (2) Structural equation modeling analysis showed that social support and self-aging attitudes mediated the relationship between physical activity and social well-being, respectively, with indirect effect sizes (IEs) = 0.148 and -0.032; and social support and self-aging attitudes had a chain mediation between physical activity and social well-being among older adults, with an IE = -0.02.
Conclusions: Physical activity among older adults not only directly affected social well-being, but also has a significant effect on social well-being through social support and self-aging attitudes. It also indirectly affected social well-being through the mediating role of social support and self-aging attitudes and the chain mediating role of social support-self-aging attitudes.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18122/ijpah.3.3.15.boisestate
Recommended Citation
Cui, Junhong
(2024)
"A015: Physical Activity and Social Well-Being in Older Adults: A Chain-Mediated Model,"
International Journal of Physical Activity and Health: Vol. 3:
Iss.
3, Article 15.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18122/ijpah.3.3.15.boisestate
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https://scholarworks.boisestate.edu/ijpah/vol3/iss3/15
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