Tenacious Goal Pursuit, Flexible Goal Adjustment, and Life Satisfaction Among Chinese Older Adult Couples

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-22
Author(s):  
Jinfeng Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Successful Aging ◽  
Goal Pursuit ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Older Couples ◽  
Goal Adjustment ◽  
Perceptions Of Aging ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Age Range ◽  
Flexible Goal Adjustment

We aimed to examine the roles of tenacious goal pursuit (TGP) and flexible goal adjustment (FGA), mediated by positive self-perceptions of aging (PSA), in Chinese older couples’ life satisfaction. Using a cross-sectional design, 245 Chinese older couples (age range: 55–93 years) completed measures of TGP, FGA, PSA, and life satisfaction. The results showed that (a) spousal interrelations existed for TGP and FGA; (b) TGP and FGA had significant actor effects on life satisfaction, with FGA having a stronger effect; (c) although the partner effect of FGA did not differ between husbands and wives, husbands’ TGP was positively associated with wives’ life satisfaction, but not vice versa; and (d) PSA mediated the effects of TGP and FGA on life satisfaction at the actor and partner levels. These results have implications for developing couple-based interventions to enhance successful aging, with a focus on promoting both partners’ accommodative coping and positive age beliefs.

Assimilative and Accommodative Coping and Older People’s Leisure Activities

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 778-786 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anu Tourunen ◽  
Sini Siltanen ◽  
Erja Portegijs ◽  
Johanna Eronen ◽  
Taina Rantanen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Performance ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Leisure Activity ◽  
Goal Pursuit ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Activity Participation ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Goal Adjustment ◽  
Sectional Analysis ◽  
Flexible Goal Adjustment

Objectives: Assimilative and accommodative coping strategies have hardly been studied in relation to leisure activities in old age. We investigated whether tenacious goal pursuit (TGP) and flexible goal adjustment (FGA) influence the association between physical performance and participation in leisure activities. Methods: A cross-sectional analysis was conducted among 187 community-dwelling people aged 79 to 93 years. TGP, FGA, and leisure activity participation were asked with questionnaires. Physical performance was assessed with the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB). Results: TGP moderated the relationship between physical performance and leisure activity participation. Despite low physical performance, people with high TGP had close to mean level of leisure activity participation, whereas low TGP was associated with very little activity. Most notably, people without high TGP had fewer outdoor activities and group activities outside home. Similar effects were not found for FGA. Discussion: Persistency, rather than flexibility, in goal pursuit appears to help older people be active in their leisure time.

scholarly journals Adaptación de las escalas “Tenacious Goal Pursuit and Flexible Goal Adjustment” y “Goal Disengagement and Goal Reengagement”

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-115
Author(s):  
Esther Soubrier ◽  
Rosa Esteve ◽  
Carmen Ramírez-Maestre
Keyword(s):  
Goal Pursuit ◽  
Goal Adjustment ◽  
Goal Disengagement ◽  
Flexible Goal Adjustment

El objetivo de este estudio es realizar la adaptación y validación al castellano de las escalas “Tenacious Goal Pursuit and Flexible Goal Adjustment” y “Goal Disengagement and Goal Reengagement”. La muestra se compone de 681 estudiantes de la Facultad de Psicología de Málaga. El análisis factorial exploratorio muestra el mismo número de factores a seleccionar que las escalas originales, ratificado mediante análisis factorial confirmatorio. El alfa de Cronbach, la fiabilidad test-retest y las correlaciones entre escalas también son similares a las de los instrumentos originales. Se estudia la validez de criterio mediante correlaciones con medidas de afecto positivo y negativo y bienestar, con una muestra diferente de 201 estudiantes. Por todo ello, y a pesar de la limitación de que la muestra esté compuesta únicamente por universitarios, se considera si bien la adaptación muestra propiedades psicométricas aceptables, se debe seguir trabajando en su mejora.

scholarly journals Comparison of Serum HIF-1α Levels in Swimming Athletes Before and After Hypoxic Non-Hypoxic Exercise

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-39
Author(s):  
Syahrastani Syahrastani ◽  
Argantos Argantos ◽  
Siska Alicia Farma
Keyword(s):  
Aerobic Exercise ◽  
The Body ◽  
Anaerobic Exercise ◽  
Adaptation To Hypoxia ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hypoxic Conditions ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Age Range ◽  
Hypoxic Exercise

The situation of lack of oxygen supply to cells and tissues is often not realized by many people (hypoxia). Hypoxia can occur in various situations in life. The main effect of hypoxia is the effect on the brain, so the body will do everything it can to restore the state of homeostasis. HIF-1α protein is a marker of hypoxic conditions. HIF-1α regulates the synthesis of many genes to maintain and restore body homeostasis from hypoxia to normoxia. This study was a descriptive study with cross-sectional design. The sample of this study were six swimming athletes with a 12-19 year age range who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The HIF-1α protein is measured by the ELISA method. Data were analyzed statistically. The results showed higher levels of HIF-1α after anaerobic exercise than the levels of HIF-1α before and after aerobic exercise. This is greatly influenced by the intensity of the exercise carried out. This proves that cellular adaptation to hypoxia is more stable in aerobic exercise, where the body's metabolism during aerobic exercise is more stable  

Bidirectional Interference Between Speech and Nonspeech Tasks in Younger, Middle-Aged, and Older Adults

2015 ◽  
Vol 58 (6) ◽  
pp. 1637-1653 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dallin J. Bailey ◽  
Christopher Dromey
Keyword(s):  
Divided Attention ◽  
Cognitive Task ◽  
Motor Task ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Semantic Decision ◽  
Motor Condition ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Age Range ◽  
Speech Motor

Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine divided attention over a large age range by looking at the effects of 3 nonspeech tasks on concurrent speech motor performance. The nonspeech tasks were designed to facilitate measurement of bidirectional interference, allowing examination of their sensitivity to speech activity. A cross-sectional design was selected to explore possible changes in divided-attention effects associated with age. Method Sixty healthy participants were separated into 3 groups of 20: younger (20s), middle-aged (40s), and older (60s) adults. Each participant completed a speech task (sentence repetitions) once in isolation and once concurrently with each of 3 nonspeech tasks: a semantic-decision linguistic task, a quantitative-comparison cognitive task, and a manual motor task. The nonspeech tasks were also performed in isolation. Results Data from speech kinematics and nonspeech task performance indicated significant task-specific divided attention interference, with divided attention affecting speech and nonspeech measures in the linguistic and cognitive conditions and affecting speech measures in the manual motor condition. There was also a significant age effect for utterance duration. Conclusions The results increase what is known about bidirectional interference between speech and other concurrent tasks as well as age effects on speech motor control.

The tenacious goal pursuit and flexible goal adjustment scales: A validation study.

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 174-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inge Henselmans ◽  
Joke Fleer ◽  
Eric van Sonderen ◽  
Ans Smink ◽  
Robbert Sanderman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Validation Study ◽  
Goal Pursuit ◽  
Goal Adjustment ◽  
Flexible Goal Adjustment

scholarly journals BEYOND RESEARCH COOPERATION ON SUCCESSFUL AGING: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE OF ELDERLY PEOPLE IN BRAZIL AND FINLAND

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 79
Author(s):  
Geraldine Alves dos Santos ◽  
Päivi Sanerma
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Cognitive Performance ◽  
Successful Aging ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
Pathological Process ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive

ABSTRACTMany studies have been carried out, mainly in the last decades, to understand the normal and pathological process of aging in the different areas of knowledge. However, many gaps still remain in the progress of science. In this sense, the overall objective of the present study was to evaluate the comparison between the performance of congruent elderly people in Brazil and Finland. The study method had a quantitative, descriptive cross - sectional design. The sample consisted of 194 subjects of both sexes, aged between 60 and 79 years, residing in the municipality of Ivoti / Rio Grande do Sul / Brazil and 93 subjects, both genders aged 65 to 85 years residing in Riihimäki / Finland. The instrument used was the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE). Data were analyzed statistically in SPSS version 25.0 through descriptive analysis of frequency and comparison of means by the Mann Whitney test (p≤0.05). The results showed that the cognitive performance of elderly people in the Ivoti group was significantly higher than those of Riihimäki. It can be concluded that cultural variables influenced outcomes, such as experiences in the early stages of human development and current interpersonal relationships.Keywords: Cognitive performance. Successful aging. Elderly. RESUMOMuitos estudos têm sido realizados, principalmente nas últimas décadas, para compreender o processo normal e patológico de envelhecimento, nas diferentes áreas do conhecimento. Entretanto, muitas lacunas ainda se mantêm presentes no progresso da ciência. Neste sentido, o objetivo geral do presente estudo foi avaliar a comparação entre o desemepnho congitivo de pessoas idosas residentes no Brasil e na Finlândia. O método do estudo teve um delineamento quantitativo, descritivo e transversal. A amostra compreendeu 194 sujeitos, de ambos os sexos, com idade entre 60 e 79 anos, residentes no município de Ivoti/Rio Grande do Sul/Brasil e 93 sujeitos, de ambos os sexos com idade entre 65 e 85 anos residentes em Riihimäki/Finlândia. O instrumento utilizado foi o Mini Exame do Estado Mental (MEEM). Os dados foram analisados estatisticamente no programa SPSS versão 25.0 através de análises descritivas de frequência e de comparação de médias pelo teste Mann Whitney (p≤0,05). Os resultados demonstraram que o desempenho cognitivo das pessoas idosas do grupo de Ivoti foi significativamente maior que os de Riihimäki. Pode-se concluir que variáveis culturais influenciaram os resultados, tais como experiências nas fases iniciais do desenvolvimento humano e as relações interpessoais atuais.Palavras-chave: Desempenho cognitivo. Velhice. Idosos.

scholarly journals Faktor Resiko Penyakit Infeksi Menular Seksual (IMS)

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 419
Author(s):  
Maria Tuntun
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
High School ◽  
Design Research ◽  
P Value ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Age Range

<p>Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are venereal diseases that can be transmitted by 30 types of pathogens through sexual intercourse. The purpose of this study is to find out the risk factors for STI disease in dr. H Hospital. Abdul Moeloek Lampung Province in 2012 - 2016. Type of descriptive analytic research with a cross-sectional design. Research place in RSUD dr. H. Abdul Moeloek Lampung Province, in November-December 2017. The population in this study were patients with STIs recorded in the medical record book of 2012-2016 as many as 191 people and a sample of 186 people. The results of the study obtained 4 types of STIs caused by bacteria, namely gonorrhea, syphilis, condyloma, and bartolinitis. The age range of STI patients is 12-62 years, and the most in the 12-25 year age group is 93 people (50%). The most STI sufferers are men, 100 people (53.8%), with the highest education is high school, which is 121 people (65.1%), more STI patients who work are 102 people (54.8%), and STI sufferers who more from Bandar Lampung, 103 people (55.4%). Risk factors associated with the type of STI are gender (p-value=0.012) and work (p-value=0.012), while age (p-value=0.718), education (p-value=0.368), and residence address (p-value=0.088) there is no relationship with the type of STI.</p>

scholarly journals Changes in Physical Activity Are Associated with Corresponding Changes in Psychological Well-Being: A Pandemic Case Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (20) ◽  
pp. 10680
Author(s):  
Micael Dahlen ◽  
Helge Thorbjørnsen ◽  
Hallgeir Sjåstad ◽  
Petra von Heideken Wågert ◽  
Charlotta Hellström ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Daily Activity ◽  
Good Reason ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Organized Activities ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional Design

Societal crises and personal challenges are often followed by substantial changes in physical activity. Is there a link between such changes and psychological well-being? Seeking to answer this question, we conducted a correlational study on a representative sample in Sweden during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic (N = 1035). About 49% of the sample had decreased their physical activity compared to their self-reported activity level prior to the pandemic, whereas 32% had increased it. The results showed a positive and robust association between changes in daily activity level and corresponding changes in psychological well-being. Specifically, individuals who had reduced their physical activity over the last year reported lower life satisfaction than before, and individuals who had increased their physical activity reported higher life satisfaction than before. The amount of complete physical inactivity (sitting) showed a similar pattern as the exercise data, meaning that individuals who reported increasing inactivity per day also reported a greater decline in life satisfaction. Additional analyses showed that the association between daily activity level and life satisfaction was somewhat stronger for men than for women, but there was no difference when comparing individual versus organized activities. The current study was based on a cross-sectional design, measuring self-reported change over time. Recent work from other research teams have used longitudinal data and experience-sampling in different settings, finding similar results. We conclude that there is good reason to recommend physical exercise as a coping strategy in difficult times.

scholarly journals ANALISIS KEJADIAN DISMINORE PADA SISWI WANITA DI SMAN 1 KELEKAR TAHUN 2018

Masker Medika ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-92
Author(s):  
Septiana Rahayu
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Sample Selection ◽  
World Health ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Age Range ◽  
Age Of Menarche

Latar Belakang: Remaja merupakan masa transisi dari anak-anak menjadi dewasa. Menurut World Health Organization (WHO), remaja adalah penduduk dalam rentang usia 10- 19 tahun. Pada masa remaja terdapat perubahan hormonal, fisik, psikologis maupun sosial, dimana kondisi tersebut dinamakan dengan masa pubertas. Salah satu tanda pubertas pada remaja putri yaitu terjadinya menstruasi (Batubara, 2012). Pada saat menstruasi, masalah yang dialami oleh hampir sebagian besar wanita adalah rasa tidak nyaman atau rasa nyeri yang hebat. Hal ini biasa disebut dengan nyeri haid (dismenore) (Putri, 2017). Tujuan dari penelitian: untuk menganalisis kejadian dismenore pada siswi wanita di SMAN 1 Kelekar. Desain penelitian: Jenis penelitian ini adalah observasional analitik dengan rancangan cross sectional dengan pendekatan kuantitatif. Sampel pada penelitian ini adalah keseluruhan populasi 70 siswi. Pemilihan sampel menggunakan total sampling yang berjumlah 70 orang. Penelitian ini dilakukan pada bulan Juni sd Juli 2018. Data dianalisis dengan menggunakan analisis univariat (deskriptif), bivariate (chi square) dan multivariate (regresi logistic). Hasil Penelitian: Dari hasil uji statistik chi square didapatkan variabel yang tidak ada hubungan dengan dismenorea, yaitu usia menarche (0,599), status gizi (0,847), dan variabel yang ada hubungan dengan dismenore, yaitu tingkat kecemasan (0,001), kualitas hidup (0,001). Agar dismenore dapat dihindari diharapkan pada sekolah meningkatkan pengetaahuan siswi dan petugas UKS tentang dismenore malalui penyuluhan, sosialisasi berupa dalam bentuk leaflet dan poster.. Kesimpulan: Agar dismenore dapat dihindari diharapkan padasekolah meningkatkan pengetaahuan siswi dan petugas UKS tentang dismenore malalui penyuluhan, sosialisasi berupa dalam bentuk leaflet dan poster.   Background: Teenagers are a transition from children to adults. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), adolescents are residents in the age range of 10-19 years. In adolescence there are hormonal, physical, psychological and social changes, where the condition is called puberty. One sign of puberty in young women is menstruation (Coal, 2012). During menstruation, the problem experienced by most women is discomfort or extreme pain. This is usually called menstrual pain (dysmenorrhea) (Putri, 2017).. The purposes of this study: This study aims to analyze the incidence of dysmenorrhea in female students at SMAN 1 Kelekar. Research methods This type of research is analytic observational with cross sectional design with quantitative approach. The sample in this study was an overall population of 70 students. The sample selection uses a total sampling of 70 people. This research was conducted from June to July 2018. Data were analyzed using univariate (descriptive), bivariate (chi square) and multivariate (logistic regression) analyzes. The results: From the chi square statistical test results obtained variables that have no relationship with dysmenorrhoea, namely the age of menarche (0.599), nutritional status (0.847), and variables that have a relationship with dysmenorrhea, namely the level of anxiety (0.001), quality of life (0.001).. Conclusion: In order to avoid dysmenorrhea, it is hoped that schools will increase the knowledge of students and UKS officers about dysmenorrhea through counseling, socialization in the form of leaflets and posters.

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