The dynamic relationship between physical activity and psychological well-being in Chinese older adults: a longitudinal cross-lagged panel network analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With the ongoing deepening of population aging in China, the psychological well-being of older adults people has become an important indicator for measuring social health development. Physical activity, as an interventionable health behavior, has a complex relationship with psychological well-being. However, the dynamic interaction mechanisms between the two have not been systematically revealed.

Methods

This study employed a longitudinal design, tracking 967 older adults individuals from Guiyang and Duyun in Guizhou Province and Nanchang in Jiangxi Province between February and April 2024 (T1) and February and April 2025 (T2). Using cross-lagged panel network analysis (CLPN), which integrates both cross-sectional and longitudinal network models, we examined the t

SUBMITTER: Xiang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12815800 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature