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Physical education consumption and executive function among older empty nesters in urban community: A double mediation effects

Authors :
Hongzhao Wang
Ming Huo
Yanyan Zhao
Jie He
Jingtang He
Source :
Acta Psychologica, Vol 249, Iss , Pp 104464- (2024)
Publication Year :
2024
Publisher :
Elsevier, 2024.

Abstract

Objective: The main aim of this research was to determine the relationships among executive function, fitness mobile applications (APPs), physical exercise activity and physical education consumption in community-dwelling older empty nesters. Methods: A cross-sectional design was applied to evaluate the relationships. A sample of 1104 community-dwelling older empty nesters completed the experiments. Physical education consumption scale, fitness APPs by smartphone application scale, physical exercise activity scale, and executive function scale were applied for the evaluation of the elderly alone in urban communities in southeast China. To explore mediating effects, structural equation modeling of AMOS 23.0, SPSS 25.0 and Process V3.5 software packages were applied for statistical processing. Result: Physical education consumption positively predicted executive function. Meanwhile, it was also found that physical education consumption and executive function were continuously mediated by fitness APP application and physical exercise activity, with indirect effect value of 0.267, accounting for 76 %. Conclusion: This research revealed how physical education consumption affected executive function of older empty nesters. The obtained results had certain implications for older empty nesters to better balance their executive function and life quality. Community managers should provide older empty nesters with favorable physical education environments in terms of positive physical and psychological environments, to improve their use ratio of fitness APPs usage and physical exercise activity, ultimately enhancing their executive function and life satisfaction.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00016918
Volume :
249
Issue :
104464-
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Acta Psychologica
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.f909b2ed01e54a84b9859ce39b6d598a
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104464