| Name: | Description: | Size: | Format: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 974.23 KB | Adobe PDF |
Advisor(s)
Abstract(s)
As alterações demográficas que se verificam, não só no nosso país, mas à escala global, são
caracterizadas pelo envelhecimento da população, levando a que a investigação se centre nos
aspetos que podem contribuir para uma melhoria deste processo. Muitos têm sido os dados
referentes ao impacto do envelhecimento na saúde dos sujeitos, mas também ao nível
económico e social. Desta forma, o objetivo deste trabalho centra-se na compreensão do
conteúdo dos objetivos que levam os idosos a praticar atividade física, bem como na análise
dos efeitos que podem desempenhar nas variáveis que constituem o bem-estar subjetivo
(satisfação com a vida e afeto positivo e negativo), bem como, analisar as diferenças ao nível
destas variáveis em função da quantidade de prática de atividade física. Para tal, adotámos
as seguintes etapas no nosso trabalho: i) introdução geral; ii) estudos de validação dos
instrumentos para uma amostra de idosos portugueses (Goal Content for Exercise
Questionnaire – GCEQ; Satisfaction with Life Scale – SWLS; Positive and Negative Affect
Schedule - PANAS); iii) análise do conteúdo dos objetivos para a prática de atividade física e
do impacto no bem-estar subjetivo. As principais conclusões que resultam deste trabalho são
as seguintes: os instrumentos apresentaram boas qualidades psicométricas para avaliar os
respetivos construtos na população sénior; a saúde foi o motivo que se revelou mais
importante para a prática de atividade física; foram encontrados efeitos positivos e
significativos do conteúdo dos objetivos que levam os idosos à prática de atividade física
sobre as variáveis do bem-estar; os idosos que praticam maior quantidade de atividade física
percecionam níveis mais elevados de satisfação com a vida e afeto positivo, e níveis mais
reduzidos de afeto negativo. Estes dados permitem aprofundar o conhecimento dos
profissionais que trabalham com idosos no âmbito de programas de atividade física, acerca do
conteúdo dos objetivos que os levam à prática, bem como, o impacto ao nível do seu bemestar
subjetivo.
The demographic changes that occur, not only in our country, but globally are characterized by an aging population, what leads the investigation to focus on the aspects that can improve this process. There’s a lot of data about the impact of aging on health, as well as on financial and social level. Therefore, the goal of this project is to fully understand what motivates older adults to practice physical activity, and how it affects the subject well-being, (satisfaction with life, positive and negative affect), and how the amount of exercise can also affect those variables. Bearing this in mind, we adopted the following steps to conclude our work: i) general introduction; ii) validation studies of the instruments for a sample of older Portuguese people (Goal Content for Exercise Questionnaire – GCEQ; Satisfaction with Life Scale – SWLS; Positive and Negative Affect Schedule - PANAS); iii) analysis of goal content for physical activity and its impact on subjective well-being; The main conclusions that result from this work are: the instruments have good psychometric skills to evaluate the respective constructs in older population; health was the main motive when it comes to physical activity practice; there were found positive and significant effects of the goal content that lead older people to practice physical activity on variables of well-being. Older people who practice more physical activity perceive higher levels of satisfaction with life and positive affect, as well as lower levels of negative affect. This data helps the professionals that work with older people in the context of physical activity programs to understand the goal content that lead them to practice exercise as well as its impact on the subjective well-being.
The demographic changes that occur, not only in our country, but globally are characterized by an aging population, what leads the investigation to focus on the aspects that can improve this process. There’s a lot of data about the impact of aging on health, as well as on financial and social level. Therefore, the goal of this project is to fully understand what motivates older adults to practice physical activity, and how it affects the subject well-being, (satisfaction with life, positive and negative affect), and how the amount of exercise can also affect those variables. Bearing this in mind, we adopted the following steps to conclude our work: i) general introduction; ii) validation studies of the instruments for a sample of older Portuguese people (Goal Content for Exercise Questionnaire – GCEQ; Satisfaction with Life Scale – SWLS; Positive and Negative Affect Schedule - PANAS); iii) analysis of goal content for physical activity and its impact on subjective well-being; The main conclusions that result from this work are: the instruments have good psychometric skills to evaluate the respective constructs in older population; health was the main motive when it comes to physical activity practice; there were found positive and significant effects of the goal content that lead older people to practice physical activity on variables of well-being. Older people who practice more physical activity perceive higher levels of satisfaction with life and positive affect, as well as lower levels of negative affect. This data helps the professionals that work with older people in the context of physical activity programs to understand the goal content that lead them to practice exercise as well as its impact on the subjective well-being.
Description
Keywords
Atividade física - Promoçao da saúde - Promoção da Saúde - Idosos - Portugal Atividade física - Prevenção da doença - Idosos - Portugal