School of Teacher Education, Shaoxing University, No. 508 Huan Cheng Xi Road, Yuecheng District, Shaoxing 312000, China.
Department of Physical Education, Zijingang Campus, College of Education, Zhejiang University, No. 388 Yu Hang Tang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Dec 21;19(1):19. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19010019.
Recent studies have provided some evidence supporting that cycling specialization (CS) may be positively related to successful aging (SA) among elderly adults. However, there is a gap regarding the examination of the role of loneliness in the relationship between CS and SA. A hypothetical model was proposed to test the relationship between CS, SA, and loneliness. For this purpose, this study randomly conducted a questionnaire survey among 395 cycling participants over the age of 60 in China. The results showed that behavior, cognition, and affect had negative effects on loneliness. Behavior, cognition, and affect were positively associated with SA. Loneliness was negatively related to SA. Furthermore, behavior, cognition, and affect had positive and indirect effects on SA through loneliness. These results offered some new insights for understanding the relationship between CS and SA, especially considering the indirect effect of loneliness. The limitations and implications of the findings were discussed.
最近的研究提供了一些证据支持，认为自行车运动专业化（CS）可能与老年人的成功老龄化（SA）呈正相关。然而，关于孤独感在 CS 与 SA 之间的关系中的作用的研究还存在空白。提出了一个假设模型来检验 CS、SA 和孤独感之间的关系。为此，本研究在中国随机对 395 名年龄在 60 岁以上的自行车运动参与者进行了问卷调查。结果表明，行为、认知和情感对孤独感有负向影响。行为、认知和情感与 SA 呈正相关。孤独感与 SA 呈负相关。此外，行为、认知和情感通过孤独感对 SA 产生积极的间接影响。这些结果为理解 CS 和 SA 之间的关系提供了一些新的见解，特别是考虑到孤独感的间接影响。讨论了研究结果的局限性和意义。
