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Martin, Peter; da Rosa, Grace; Margrett, Jennifer A.; Garasky, Steven; Franke, Warren – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2012
Much information is available about physical and functional health among very old adults, but little knowledge exists about the mental health and mental health changes in very late life. This study reports findings concerning positive and negative affect changes among centenarians. Nineteen centenarians from a Midwestern state participated in four…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Mental Health, Affective Behavior, Older Adults
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Kwag, Kyung Hwa; Martin, Peter; Russell, Daniel; Franke, Warren; Kohut, Marian – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2011
This study investigated how perceived stress, social support, and home-based physical activity affected older adults' fatigue, loneliness, and depression. We also explored whether social support and physical activity mediated the relationships between stress and mental health problems. The data of 163 older participants were analyzed in this…
Descriptors: Fatigue (Biology), Physical Activities, Structural Equation Models, Physical Activity Level
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Poon, Cecilia Y. M.; Fung, Helene H. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2008
This study examined the association between physical activity (PA) and psychological well-being--self-esteem and relatedness satisfaction--among 102 Hong Kong Chinese older adults. It also tested whether independent-interdependent self-construal moderated the association. Physical activity, self esteem, relatedness satisfaction, and self-construal…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Self Esteem, Older Adults, Measures (Individuals)