The associations of positive and negative mental well-being with physical activity during the COVID-19 across late adulthood.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mental well-being (MWB) may play an important role in physical activity (PA) behavior, but the independent associations of affective MWB indicators and depressive symptoms with PA are sparsely investigated in late adulthood. We investigated the associations of positive affect, negative affect, and depressive symptoms with PA during the COVID-19 restrictions across late adulthood.

Methods

Cross-sectional data came from two Finnish population-based studies. The younger cohort (N = 162, 56% women, 60-61 years) was drawn from the TRAILS study, and the older (N = 272, 60% women, 72-88 years) from the PASSWORD study. Data on PA frequency (1-7; from "not at all" to "approximately daily") and perceived changes in PA (no change/increased/reduced) during COVID-19 restrictio

SUBMITTER: Savikangas T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11600867 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature