Resilience and Mental Health in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Testing the Moderation Model of Physical Activity and Religiosity

IF 2.5 3区社会学 Q1 SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY

Applied Research in Quality of Life Pub Date : 2025-05-31 DOI:10.1007/s11482-025-10470-w

Leandro da Silva-Sauer, Maianna Costa-Fernandes, Breno de Oliveira Ferreira, Bernardino Fernández-Calvo

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This cross-sectional study examined the role of resilience in influencing mental health (MH) among community-dwelling older adults, specifically testing a moderation model that incorporates physical activity (PA) and religiosity. The study included 1001 older adults (mean age 68.6 years, SD = 6.9) living in the Northeast region of Brazil. Based on the biopsychospiritual homeostasis model, we aimed to analyze a moderated moderation model to examine the interaction between resilience, religiosity, and PA in relation to MH. We assessed MH using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), measured resilience with the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS), and evaluated PA and religiosity, with perceived stress (PSS), gender, age, race, and years of education included as covariates in the model. Results indicated that resilience positively impacted MH. Additionally, the moderation model revealed that PA and religiosity jointly influenced the relationship between resilience and MH. Specifically, higher resilience was associated with better MH, and this association was further enhanced by engaging in PA three or more times a week and by higher levels of religiosity. Older adults with high resilience who did not engage in PA still experienced significant MH benefits. These findings highlight the importance of resilience in MH and demonstrate how PA and religiosity can moderate its effects, informing mental health promotion strategies for older adults.

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社区居住老年人的心理弹性与心理健康：身体活动与宗教信仰调节模型的检验

本横断面研究考察了弹性在影响社区老年人心理健康（MH）中的作用，特别测试了一个包含身体活动（PA）和宗教信仰的调节模型。该研究包括1001名生活在巴西东北部地区的老年人（平均年龄68.6岁，SD = 6.9）。基于生物心理-精神稳态模型，我们旨在分析一个有调节的调节模型，以检验弹性、宗教虔诚度和PA与MH之间的相互作用。我们使用医院焦虑和抑郁量表（HADS）评估MH，使用简短弹性量表（BRS）测量弹性，并评估PA和宗教虔诚度，感知压力（PSS）、性别、年龄、种族和受教育年限作为模型中的协变量。此外，调节模型显示，心理弹性和宗教信仰共同影响心理弹性与心理健康之间的关系。具体而言，心理弹性越高，心理健康越好，并且这种关联在每周进行3次或更多的心理健康活动和更高的宗教信仰水平时进一步增强。没有参与PA的高恢复力老年人仍然体验到显着的MH益处。这些发现突出了心理韧性在精神分裂症中的重要性，并证明了心理韧性和宗教信仰如何调节其影响，为老年人的心理健康促进策略提供信息。

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Applied Research in Quality of Life SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY-

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6.40

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11.80%

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