Impact of physical activity on life satisfaction among middle-aged and older adults in China: A longitudinal national study.

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International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine Pub Date : 2024-10-09 DOI:10.1177/00912174241291716

Yiting Kang

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Abstract

Objective: This study examined the impact of physical activity on life satisfaction in middle-aged and older adults in China. Utilizing longitudinal data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) conducted in 2015 and 2018, a total of 6484 participants aged 45 or older were included in the analysis.

Methods: Data were collected on sociodemographic, health, and lifestyle variables, physical activity, and life satisfaction. Physical activity was categorized into 3 levels: low (71%), moderate (25%), and high (4%). Ordinal logistic regression and subgroup analysis were used to examine the effect of baseline physical activity on life satisfaction, including the examination of interaction effects.

Results: After adjusting for age, gender, education, marriage, residence, smoking, alcohol use, depressive symptoms, and self-rated health at baseline (2015), compared to the moderate-intensity physical exercise group, those in the low-intensity group experienced significantly lower levels of life satisfaction on follow-up (2018). In the subgroup analyses, a significant negative effect of low-intensity physical activity on life satisfaction was found in all groups regardless of age, education, marital status, smoking, alcohol use, sleep duration, weight, presence of chronic diseases, or self-rated health.

Conclusion: These results support the promotion of physical exercise to enhance life satisfaction among middle-aged and older adults in China.

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体育锻炼对中国中老年人生活满意度的影响：一项全国性纵向研究。

研究目的本研究探讨了体育锻炼对中国中老年人生活满意度的影响。利用2015年和2018年开展的中国健康与退休纵向研究（CHARLS）的纵向数据，共有6484名45岁及以上的参与者参与了分析：收集了有关社会人口学、健康和生活方式变量、体育锻炼和生活满意度的数据。体力活动分为三个等级：低（71%）、中（25%）和高（4%）。研究人员使用顺序逻辑回归和亚组分析来检验基线体力活动对生活满意度的影响，包括检验交互效应：在对基线（2015 年）时的年龄、性别、教育程度、婚姻状况、居住地、吸烟、饮酒、抑郁症状和自评健康状况进行调整后，与中等强度体育锻炼组相比，低强度组在随访（2018 年）时的生活满意度明显较低。在亚组分析中发现，无论年龄、教育程度、婚姻状况、吸烟、饮酒、睡眠时间、体重、是否患有慢性疾病或自评健康状况如何，低强度体育锻炼对所有群体的生活满意度都有显著的负面影响：这些结果支持在中国中老年人中推广体育锻炼以提高生活满意度。

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International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine 医学-精神病学

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3.00

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5.00%

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审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine (IJPM) bridges the gap between clinical psychiatry research and primary care clinical research. Providing a forum for addressing: The relevance of psychobiological, psychological, social, familial, religious, and cultural factors in the development and treatment of illness; the relationship of biomarkers to psychiatric symptoms and syndromes in primary care...