Department of Psychology, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA,USA.
J Aging Phys Act. 2021 Dec 1;30(5):778-787. doi: 10.1123/japa.2021-0267. Print 2022 Oct 1.
Only a small percentage of adults engage in regular physical activity, even though it is widely recommended as beneficial for well-being. Thus, it is essential to identify factors that can promote increased physical activity among adults of all ages. The current study examined the relationship of social media use to physical activity and emotional well-being. The sample is from the Midlife in the United States Refresher daily diary study, which includes 782 adults ages 25-75 years. Results showed that those who used social media less often engaged in more frequent physical activity, which, in turn, led to more positive affect. This relationship was found for midlife and older adults but not younger adults. The findings show the benefits of physical activity for well-being and suggest that social media use may dampen efforts to increase physical activity, especially among middle-aged and older adults.
仅有一小部分成年人经常参加体育锻炼，尽管人们广泛建议这样做对健康有益。因此，确定可以促进所有年龄段成年人增加体育锻炼的因素至关重要。本研究考察了社交媒体使用与体育活动和情绪健康之间的关系。样本来自美国中年更新每日日记研究，其中包括 782 名 25-75 岁的成年人。结果表明，那些较少使用社交媒体的人更经常地进行体育锻炼，而这反过来又导致了更多的积极情绪。这种关系在中年和老年人群中存在，但在年轻人群中不存在。研究结果表明了体育活动对健康的益处，并表明社交媒体的使用可能会削弱增加体育活动的努力，尤其是在中年和老年人群中。
