The impact of outdoor physical activity on psychological resilience in older adults: The role of perceived health in active ageing

IF 1.4 4区医学 Q4 GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY

Australasian Journal on Ageing Pub Date : 2025-06-01 DOI:10.1111/ajag.70051

Mehmet Doğan, Bülent Gürbüz

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Abstract

Objective

Given the rising physical and cognitive risks associated with ageing, consistent engagement in physical activity is essential for alleviating these risks and fostering active ageing. This study investigated the mediating role of perceived health in the relationship between leisure-based outdoor physical activity involvement and psychological resilience among older adults.

Methods

This cross-sectional study, conducted in 2023–2024, utilised a convenience sampling method to collect data from older adults in Türkiye who engage in outdoor physical activities. Data were collected using the Leisure Involvement Scale (LIS), Perceived Health Outcomes in Recreation Scale (PHORS) and Brief Resilience Scale (BRS). In line with the objective of the study, a mediation analysis was conducted using the PROCESS macro for data analysis.

Results

The analyses revealed positive associations between outdoor physical activity involvement, perceived health and psychological resilience. Specifically, outdoor physical activity involvement was to positively influence perceived health and psychological resilience. Moreover, health perception was identified as a mediator in the relationship between outdoor physical activity involvement and psychological resilience. The findings suggest that participation in outdoor physical activities not only enhances health perception and psychological resilience but also highlights the crucial role of health perception as a bridge between them.

Conclusions

It has been observed that outdoor physical activities positively influence the resilience of older adults through the mediating effect of health perception. Therefore, it is imperative to promote outdoor physical activities that foster active ageing, as they play a crucial role in enhancing the overall health-care framework for older adults.

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户外体育活动对老年人心理弹性的影响：感知健康在积极老龄化中的作用

鉴于与老龄化相关的身体和认知风险不断上升，持续参与体育活动对于减轻这些风险和促进积极老龄化至关重要。本研究探讨了感知健康在老年人休闲户外体育活动参与与心理弹性之间的中介作用。方法本横断面研究于2023-2024年进行，采用方便抽样方法收集日本从事户外体育活动的老年人的数据。数据采用休闲参与量表（LIS）、休闲健康结果感知量表（PHORS）和短暂恢复力量表（BRS）收集。根据研究目的，使用PROCESS宏进行数据分析，进行中介分析。结果分析显示，参与户外体育活动与感知健康和心理弹性呈正相关。具体而言，户外体育活动参与对感知健康和心理弹性有积极影响。此外，健康知觉在户外体育活动参与与心理弹性的关系中被确定为中介。研究结果表明，参加户外体育活动不仅可以增强健康感知和心理弹性，而且还突出了健康感知作为两者之间桥梁的重要作用。结论户外体育活动通过健康感知的中介作用对老年人心理弹性产生正向影响。因此，必须促进促进积极老龄化的户外体育活动，因为它们在加强老年人整体保健框架方面发挥着至关重要的作用。

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来源期刊

Australasian Journal on Ageing 医学-老年医学

CiteScore

3.10

自引率

6.20%

发文量

114

审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Australasian Journal on Ageing is a peer reviewed journal, which publishes original work in any area of gerontology and geriatric medicine. It welcomes international submissions, particularly from authors in the Asia Pacific region.