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Physical Activity and Depressive Mood in the Daily Life of Older Adults


Gruenenfelder-Steiger, Andrea E; Katana, Marko; Martin, Annika A; Aschwanden, Damaris; Koska, Julia L; Kündig, Yvonne; Pfister-Lipp, Eliane; Allemand, Mathias (2017). Physical Activity and Depressive Mood in the Daily Life of Older Adults. GeroPsych, 30(3):119-129.

Abstract

Empirical evidence suggests that physical activity is related to less depressive moods. However, little is known about this association in the everyday life of older adults, limiting the ecological validity of prior findings. This study examined within-person associations between physical activity and depressive mood in older adults across 7 days. Moreover, the study tested the extent to which need-fulfillment can explain this association. The sample consisted of 68 adults aged 65 to 93 years. Physical activity was assessed objectively with accelerometers, whereas need-fulfillment and depressive mood were assessed at the end of each day using self-reports. Results from multilevel analysis suggest that daily physical activity was negatively related to daily depressive mood within persons. Although need-fulfillment did not explain the association between physical activity and depressive mood, it was a statistically significant predictor of daily depressive mood and even attenuated the effect of physical activity on depressive mood to nonsignificance.

Abstract

Empirical evidence suggests that physical activity is related to less depressive moods. However, little is known about this association in the everyday life of older adults, limiting the ecological validity of prior findings. This study examined within-person associations between physical activity and depressive mood in older adults across 7 days. Moreover, the study tested the extent to which need-fulfillment can explain this association. The sample consisted of 68 adults aged 65 to 93 years. Physical activity was assessed objectively with accelerometers, whereas need-fulfillment and depressive mood were assessed at the end of each day using self-reports. Results from multilevel analysis suggest that daily physical activity was negatively related to daily depressive mood within persons. Although need-fulfillment did not explain the association between physical activity and depressive mood, it was a statistically significant predictor of daily depressive mood and even attenuated the effect of physical activity on depressive mood to nonsignificance.

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Item Type:Journal Article, refereed, original work
Communities & Collections:06 Faculty of Arts > Institute of Psychology
08 Research Priority Programs > Dynamics of Healthy Aging
Dewey Decimal Classification:150 Psychology
Scopus Subject Areas:Health Sciences > Gerontology
Health Sciences > Geriatrics and Gerontology
Uncontrolled Keywords:DoktoratPsych Erstautor
Language:English
Date:2017
Deposited On:14 Sep 2017 12:59
Last Modified:26 Jan 2022 13:30
Publisher:Hogrefe & Huber
ISSN:1662-9647
Additional Information:Diese Artikelfassung entspricht nicht vollständig dem in der Zeitschrift "GeroPsych" veröffentlichten Artikel. Dies ist nicht die Originalversion des Artikels und kann daher nicht zur Zitierung herangezogen werden. This article may not exactly replicate the final version published in "GeroPsych". It is not the version of record and is therefore not suitable for citation.
OA Status:Green
Publisher DOI:https://doi.org/10.1024/1662-9647/a000172
  • Content: Accepted Version