@unpublished{theses_frw4159,
          author = {Rogier Weegink},
            year = {2023},
           title = {ON CONNECTIONS BETWEEN MENTAL HEALTH AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AT OLDER AGES},
             url = {https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/4159/},
        abstract = {This research concerned itself with increasing the understanding between physical activity and mental health at older ages. Using cross-sectional data from the European Social Survey?s round 7, sampling over twenty countries with respondents aged 60 and up it was found that physical activity played a significant role in indicating depressive complaints. In the multiple linear regression with CES-D8 score as the outcome variable the other main explanatory variables being socio-economic status and Body Mass Index, similar results were found. Meaning that more physical activity, higher socio-economic status and healthier BMI ranges are related to better mental health for people at older ages in a European context, their respective effects leading to the accumulation of benefits throughout the life-course. It is recommended for future research to include more factors such as environmental determinants and the use of longitudinal data to decipher patterns over a longer amount of time.}
}