The relationship of age, gender, and exercise practices to measures of health, life-style, and self-esteem

Volden, Cecilia; Langemo, Diane; Adamson, Margaret; Oechsle, Lois

doi:10.1016/s0897-1897(05)80150-8

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“…Finally, even such relations may be subject to changes in the course of individual development, with youth being a period of unrealistic optimism and impulsivity. There is considerable evidence that self-care grows with age (Berkman and Syme, 1979;Brody, 1985;Volden, Langemo, Adamson and Oechsle, 1990;Walker, Volkan, Sechrist and Pender, 1988), and we may have to do with a complex process, accordingly.…”

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Personality Dispositions and Health-related Habits and Attitudes: a Cross-sectional Study

Lemos-Giráldez

Fidalgo-Aliste

1997

Eur. J. Pers.

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We examined the relations between the Big-Five personality dimensions, Health Locus of Control, and health-related behaviours and attitudes. We focused on the question of potential advantages of the five-factor model as an integrated framework for personality and health research. Fifteen health habits and attitudes (including smoking, alcohol consumption, exercise, a variety of dietary practices, current stressors, and attitudes toward smoking and alcohol consumption) were used to operationalize the subjects' lifestyle. The study involved 1184 students from twelve different university schools. Although our results resembled those of other studies, we found that Conscientiousness and Agreeableness were particularly noteworthy as predictors of health behaviours and cognitive attitudes and tendencies. Our results also suggest that both factors should be included as explanatory constructs in personality± disease models that may indirectly affect disease proneness via unhealthy behaviours.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Personality Dispositions and Health-related Habits and Attitudes: a Cross-sectional Study

Lemos-Giráldez

Fidalgo-Aliste

1997

Eur. J. Pers.

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“…It can be defined as the affective component of the self (Seigley 1999). Health‐related research studies have focused on self‐esteem as one variable influencing health‐promoting behaviour (Volden et al. 1990, AbuSabha & Achterberg 1997, Wang et al.…”

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A comparison of physical health status, self‐esteem, family support and health‐promoting behaviours between aged living alone and living with family in Korea

Sok

Yun

2011

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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“…Few studies reviewed here made any attempt to consider the role of chronological age in moderating exercise effects on psychological responses. Only McAuley et al (in press) reported age differences while three others failed to find any association between chronological age, physical activity, and PWB (Blumenthal, Williams, et al, 1982;McAuley & Coumeya, 1992;Volden, Langemo, Adamson, & Oeschele, 1990). In the McAuley et al (in press) study, patients from a V.A.…”

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“…The Volden et al (1990) study was a survey/recall design examining self-reported activity, well-being, self-esteem, and self-acceptance. Subjects ranged from 18 to 74 years of age and were categorized as nonexercisers, acquisition exercisers, or maintenance exercisers, although the degree to which exercise was initially assessed in terms of frequency, intensity, and duration remains unclear.…”

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Physical Activity, Aging, and Psychological Well-Being

McAuley¹,

Rudolph²

1995

Journal of Aging and Physical Activity

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This review examines the effects of exercise and physical activity on the psychological well-being of older adults. Unlike most of the literature in this area, this review focuses primarily on those psychosocial outcomes that are generally positive in nature. As well as considering the overall effects of physical activity, the roles of program length, subject sex, age, physical fitness, and measurement are considered. Overall, the results of the 38 studies reviewed are overwhelmingly positive, with the majority reporting positive associations between physical activity and psychological well-being. This relationship appears to be moderated by the length of the exercise programs; longer programs consistently report more positive results. There is little evidence that exercise has differential psychological effects on men and women or on individuals of differing ages. Whereas training protocols seem to result in significant changes in physical fitness and well-being, such improvements appear to be unrelated. The review concludes with a brief discussion of possible mechanisms underlying the physical activity/psychological health relationship, and several directions are recommended for future research.

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The relationship of age, gender, and exercise practices to measures of health, life-style, and self-esteem

Cited by 16 publications

References 16 publications

Personality Dispositions and Health-related Habits and Attitudes: a Cross-sectional Study

Personality Dispositions and Health-related Habits and Attitudes: a Cross-sectional Study

A comparison of physical health status, self‐esteem, family support and health‐promoting behaviours between aged living alone and living with family in Korea

Physical Activity, Aging, and Psychological Well-Being

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