scholarly journals Physical Activity during the Retirement Transition of Men and Women: A Qualitative Longitudinal Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Marco Socci ◽  
Sara Santini ◽  
Sarah Dury ◽  
Jolanta Perek-Białas ◽  
Barbara D’Amen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Active Ageing ◽  
Major Life ◽  
Retirement Transition ◽  
Main Driver ◽  
Behavioural Types ◽  
One Year ◽  
The Individual

The retirement transition is a major life change affecting people’s lifestyles and behaviors, including those in relation to physical activity (PA), which is a key component of active ageing. Previous research analyzing the effect of retirement on PA levels has shown mixed results, and few studies investigated this issue in a gender perspective, thus, highlighting a need of knowledge in this respect. Aims of this study focused on the experience of PA during the retirement transition were to understand typologies of PA and possible changes in these typologies, to identify behavioural types relative to PA practice and levels, and to distinguish the main drivers and barriers for practicing PA associated with the different behavioural types. A further goal of the study was to investigate the abovementioned aims considering differences between women and men. Analyses were carried out within a three-year qualitative longitudinal study (2014-2016), which explored the individual experience of PA during the transition from work to retirement of 24 women and 16 men in Italy, with interviews carried out one year before and one and two years after retirement. Results show that preferred PA for both women and men was walking, along the transition to retirement. Over time, several participants replaced physically demanding activities with lighter ones. Six behavioural types were identified, describing individuals who incremented, started, or maintained the same level of PA, people who decreased PA levels or stopped it, and individuals who had a fluctuant behavior towards PA, or who had never practiced it. In general, poor health represented the main barrier to PA. For men, the main driver to PA was its effects on body shape, while for women, socialization/networking. In order to stimulate a more effective promotion of PA during the retirement transition, policy implications were discussed in light of the results obtained.

scholarly journals ЕФЕКТИ МОТИВАЦИОНЕ КЛИМЕ НА РАЗВОЈ АМОТИВАЦИЈЕ ЗА СПОРТ КОД МЛАДИХ РУКОМЕТАША

TEME ◽  
2017 ◽  
pp. 211
Author(s):  
Jovana Trbojević ◽  
Jelica Petrović
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Relations ◽  
Motivational Climate ◽  
Main Driver ◽  
Relevant Role ◽  
Predictive Role ◽  
Perceived Motivational Climate ◽  
One Year ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Task Oriented ◽  
Sport Motivation Scale

Motivation as a main driver of human behavior plays an important role in the daily life of the individual. Lack of motivation leads to a withdrawal from activities such as sports. Interpersonal relations in adolescence have a relevant role in the development of motivation, with motivational climate formed by significant others (ego oriented or task oriented motivational climate) that shapes the type of motivation. This study examines the predictive role of motivational climate in the development of amotivation in young handball players. The sample consisted of 26 handball players from Vojvodina, average age of 12 years, who trained handball at least one year. Of instruments we used Perceived Motivational Climate in Sport Questionnaire (PMCSQ, Duda & Whitehead, 1998), and Sport Motivation Scale (SMS, Pelletier et al., 1995). Results of regression analyzes indicate that the motivational climate is a significant predictor of amotivation for sport (F(2)=5.93, p=.01) and that it explains 38% of variance. Ego-oriented motivational climate has singled out as an individual predictor of amotivation (β=.51, p=.02). The paper analyzes the practical and theoretical implications of the results.

scholarly journals Perceived Autonomy Support from Peers, Parents, and Physical Education Teachers as Predictors of Physical Activity and Health-Related Quality of Life among Adolescents—A One-Year Longitudinal Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 457
Author(s):  
Henri Tilga ◽  
Hanna Kalajas-Tilga ◽  
Vello Hein ◽  
Lennart Raudsepp ◽  
Andre Koka
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Autonomy Support ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
One Year ◽  
Perceived Autonomy Support

The current research adopts the trans-contextual model of motivation (TCM) to examine the role of perceived autonomy support from peers, parents, and physical education (PE) teachers on adolescents’ autonomous motivation, intentions, and physical activity (PA) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) over a one-year period. Adolescents (N = 264) aged between 11 and 15 years (M = 13.24; SD = 0.96) filled in relevant questionnaires during a four-wave longitudinal study. Perceived autonomy support from peers, parents, and PE teachers predicted PA (β ≥ 0.03, p < 0.009) and HRQoL (β ≥ 0.01, p < 0.009) mediated by constructs of TCM over a one-year period. The regressions of PA (β = 0.45, p < 0.001) and HRQoL (β = 0.56, p < 0.001) on themselves over a one-year period were significant. PA significantly predicted the HRQoL measured one year later (β = 0.20, p < 0.001), but not vice versa (β = 0.04, p = 0.52). The unidirectional cross-lagged relationship with the flow from PA to later HRQoL suggests that intervention programs focusing on promoting PA behaviour in adolescents should produce the most pronounced effects if their aim is also to promote HRQoL.

scholarly journals Accumulated lifecourse adversities and depressive symptoms in later life among older men and women in England: a longitudinal study

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (10) ◽  
pp. 2079-2105
Author(s):  
Jane Falkingham ◽  
Maria Evandrou ◽  
Min Qin ◽  
Athina Vlachantoni
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Older People ◽  
Single Point ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Childhood Adversities ◽  
Major Life ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Older Men And Women

AbstractThis paper investigates the association between accumulated major lifecourse adversities and later-life depressive symptoms among older people in England, both at a single point in time (prevalence) and the onset over time during later life (incidence), using data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. Using retrospective data on the experience of major life adversities from childhood onwards, five latent classes were identified: no/few lifecourse adversities (58.6%), lost relationship (27.0%), chained adversities (2.4%), childhood adversities (6.3%) and war-related adversities (5.7%). Older people who had experienced ‘chained adversities’, ‘childhood adversities’ and ‘a lost relationship’ had higher odds of presenting current depressive symptoms in 2006, even after controlling for socio-demographic characteristics, health-risk behaviours and social resources. Longitudinal analysis indicated that amongst respondents who were clear of depression in 2006, those older people who had experienced childhood adversities, a lost relationship and war-related adversities experienced a higher risk of having a new case of depressive symptoms. Results further indicate that women's mental health in later life is more sensitive to earlier life adversities than men's. The study shows that intervention earlier in the lifecourse may have benefits for the individual both contemporaneously and over the longer term.

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