Weegink, Rogier (2023) ON CONNECTIONS BETWEEN MENTAL HEALTH AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AT OLDER AGES. Bachelor thesis.
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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.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Degree programme: | Human Geography and Planning |
| Supervisor: | Vogt, T.C. |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Mar 2023 08:07 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Mar 2023 08:07 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/4159 |
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