Research School of Psychology, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Br J Health Psychol. 2021 May;26(2):505-524. doi: 10.1111/bjhp.12506. Epub 2021 Jan 5.
To investigate whether belonging to more social groups supports people to be physically active following retirement and confers physical health benefits as a result.
A longitudinal design was used, drawing on data spanning an eight-year period from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing.
In a population sample of retirees (N = 243), mediation models were used to examine relationships between number of post-retirement group memberships, subsequent post-retirement physical activity, and subsequent physical health.
Belonging to a greater number of social groups predicted greater physical activity following retirement. More group memberships also consistently predicted both subjective and objective indicators of greater physical health via greater physical activity.
Supporting people to maintain - and ideally increase - their group memberships in retirement may have benefits for their engagement in physical activity and long-term physical health.
调查退休后加入更多社会团体是否有助于人们保持身体活跃,并由此带来身体健康益处。
本研究采用纵向设计,数据来源于英国老龄化纵向研究,跨度 8 年。
在一项退休人群的样本研究(N=243)中,使用中介模型来检验退休后群体参与度与随后的退休后身体活动以及随后的身体健康之间的关系。
参与更多的社会团体预示着退休后身体活动的增加。更多的群体参与度也通过更多的身体活动,一致地预示着主观和客观的身体健康指标的改善。
支持人们在退休后保持——理想情况下增加——他们的群体参与度,可能对他们参与身体活动和长期身体健康有益。