The Impact of Perceived Stress, Social Support, and Home-Based Physical Activity on Mental Health among Older Adults

Autor/inn/en	Kwag, Kyung Hwa; Martin, Peter; Russell, Daniel; Franke, Warren; Kohut, Marian
Titel	The Impact of Perceived Stress, Social Support, and Home-Based Physical Activity on Mental Health among Older Adults
Quelle	In: International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 72 (2011) 2, S.137-154 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0091-4150
Schlagwörter	Fatigue (Biology); Physical Activities; Structural Equation Models; Physical Activity Level; Mental Health; Depression (Psychology); Older Adults; Stress Variables; Social Support Groups; Psychological Patterns; Mental Disorders; Prediction; Correlation; Measures (Individuals); Symptoms (Individual Disorders); UCLA Loneliness Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fatigue; Ermüdung; Psychohygiene; Älterer Erwachsener; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; Vorhersage; Korrelation; Messdaten; Psychiatrische Symptomatik
Abstract	This study investigated how perceived stress, social support, and home-based physical activity affected older adults' fatigue, loneliness, and depression. We also explored whether social support and physical activity mediated the relationships between stress and mental health problems. The data of 163 older participants were analyzed in this study. Structural equation modeling using LISREL 8.71 was performed to assess the effects of stress, support, and physical activity on mental health. The findings indicate that perceived stress predicted higher levels of depression, social support predicted lower levels of loneliness and fatigue, and physical activity predicted lower levels of fatigue among older adults. Social support and physical activity mediated the relationships between stress and mental health, except depression. In conclusion, the relative impacts of perceived stress, social support, and physical activity on types of mental health (e.g., fatigue, loneliness, and depression) were different. Furthermore, stress had direct and indirect effects on each construct of mental health (e.g., fatigue, loneliness, and depression). (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10