Resilience and Mental Health Among Regularly and Intermittently Active Older Adults: Results From a Four-Year Longitudinal Study.

Maria Priscila Wermelinger ÁvilaJimilly Caputo CorrêaMaria Clara de Castro Furtado ZaidemMatheus Venancio PassosAna Paula Sena Lomba VasconcelosAlessandra Lamas Granero LucchettiGiancarlo Lucchetti

Published in: Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society (2022)

Differences in resilience levels favoring regularly active individuals were found. In both groups, resilience was inversely associated with mental health problems. These findings may help elucidate the underlying mechanisms in the relationship between physical activity and health outcomes.

Keyphrases

mental health
physical activity
climate change
social support
mental illness
sleep quality