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A presente investigação teve como finalidade compreender e analisar os fatores que motivam
os idosos a praticar atividade física e de que forma este facto contribuiu para o seu bem-estar
físico e psicológico. Desta forma, contextualizou-se a problemática do envelhecimento ativo
tendo em conta o Modelo Ecológico de Lawton e os contributos da Teoria da
Autodeterminação de Deci e Ryan.
Para o efeito, descreveu-se e caracterizou-se os estudantes universitários seniores
relativamente aos estilos motivacionais, à prática de atividade física e aos níveis de bemestar
psicológico, bem como a compreensão de algumas associações entre estas variáveis.
Realizou-se um estudo de natureza transversal, constituído por uma amostra de 70 estudantes
universitários seniores, estudantes de Universidades Seniores localizadas no Porto e em Santa
Maria da Feira. O protocolo de instrumentos administrado aos participantes foi constituído
por: o Questionário Sociodemográfico, o Questionário de Regulação de Comportamento no
Exercício Físico (BREQ-2) (Palmeira, Teixeira, Silva & Markland, 2007), a Escala de Ânimo ou a
Escala de Moral do Centro Geriátrico de Filadélfia; Lawton, 1975; versão portuguesa de
Paúl, 1992) e o Mini exame do Estado Mental (Folstein & Mchugh, 1975; adaptado para a
população portuguesa por Guerreiro & Colabs, 1994).
Os resultados obtidos neste estudo permitiram concluir que a maior parte dos participantes
tinham um estilo de vida saudável e que, com a entrada nas universidades seniores,
aumentaram a prática do exercício físico, sendo que 65 (94.2%) indicaram que estas
atividades tiveram impacto nas áreas da sua vida. Para além disso, verificou-se a existência
de correlações positivas, estatisticamente significativas, entre a regulação externa e a idade,
bem como entre a regulação externa e o número de bisnetos. Os resultados sugeriram, ainda,
a existência de uma associação negativa entre a regulação introjetada e a idade, estando as
atitudes no envelhecimento associadas positivamente às habilitações académicas e ao tempo
na universidade sénior.
The purpose of the present research is centred in the comprehension and analyses of the motivational factors that impelled the elderly to practice physical activities and how these facts contribute to their physical and psychological well-being. Therefore, we have contextualized the active ageing problematic considering the ecological model of Lawton and the contributions of the self-determination theory from Deci and Ryan. To this end, we have described and characterized the senior university students throughout the social demographic analyses related to motivational styles, of the physical activity and psychological well-being, and in the relationship between all these variables. The present study (with a transversal nature) has a sample of seventy senior university students who are engaged in the Senior Universities located in Oporto and Santa Maria da Feira. The instruments administered protocol consist of: the social demographic inquiry, the physical exercise behaviour inquiry (BREQ-2) (Palmeira, Teixeira, Silva & Markland, 2007), or the Philadelphia Geriatric Center Morale Scale (EA/PGCMS; Lawton, 1975; Portuguese version by Constança Paúl, 1992) and the Mini Mental State Examination (Folstein & Mchugh, 1975; adapted to the Portuguese population by Guerreiro & Colabs, 1994). The results obtained in this study allow us to conclude that most of the participants have a healthy lifestyle and with their admission in the universities they have been improving their physical activities. 65 individuals (94.2%) say that those activities have an impact in their dayto- day lives. By applying the correlation methods, we can observe positive relations that are statistically significant between the external regulation, age and the number of grandchildren. The results indicate the existence of a negative correlation between the age and the introjected regulation and the ageing attitudes were positively related to the academic degrees and the time spent in the senior university.
The purpose of the present research is centred in the comprehension and analyses of the motivational factors that impelled the elderly to practice physical activities and how these facts contribute to their physical and psychological well-being. Therefore, we have contextualized the active ageing problematic considering the ecological model of Lawton and the contributions of the self-determination theory from Deci and Ryan. To this end, we have described and characterized the senior university students throughout the social demographic analyses related to motivational styles, of the physical activity and psychological well-being, and in the relationship between all these variables. The present study (with a transversal nature) has a sample of seventy senior university students who are engaged in the Senior Universities located in Oporto and Santa Maria da Feira. The instruments administered protocol consist of: the social demographic inquiry, the physical exercise behaviour inquiry (BREQ-2) (Palmeira, Teixeira, Silva & Markland, 2007), or the Philadelphia Geriatric Center Morale Scale (EA/PGCMS; Lawton, 1975; Portuguese version by Constança Paúl, 1992) and the Mini Mental State Examination (Folstein & Mchugh, 1975; adapted to the Portuguese population by Guerreiro & Colabs, 1994). The results obtained in this study allow us to conclude that most of the participants have a healthy lifestyle and with their admission in the universities they have been improving their physical activities. 65 individuals (94.2%) say that those activities have an impact in their dayto- day lives. By applying the correlation methods, we can observe positive relations that are statistically significant between the external regulation, age and the number of grandchildren. The results indicate the existence of a negative correlation between the age and the introjected regulation and the ageing attitudes were positively related to the academic degrees and the time spent in the senior university.
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Bem-Estar Psicológico Estilo de Vida Saudável Estilos Motivacionais Prática de Exercício Físico