title: A mixed-methods investigation of successful aging among older women engaged in sports-based versus exercise-based leisure time physical activities.
abstract: This mixed-methods study compares active older women in different physically based leisure activities and explores the difference in subjective ratings of successful aging and quantifiable predictors of success. A survey was administered to 256 women, 60-92 years of age, engaged in a sports- or exercise-based activity. Quantitative data were analyzed through ANOVA and multiple regression. Qualitative data (n = 79) was analyzed using the approach associated with means-end theory. While participants quantitatively appeared similar in terms of successful aging, qualitative interviews revealed differences in activity motivation. Women involved in sports highlighted social/psychological benefits, while those involved in exercise-based activities stressed fitness outcomes.
authors.affiliation: a Applied Health Sciences , Indiana State University , Terre Haute , Indiana , USA.
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Berlin
authors.affiliation: a Applied Health Sciences , Indiana State University , Terre Haute , Indiana , USA.
authors.forename: Tina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kruger
authors.affiliation: b Health and Kinesiology , Purdue University , West Lafayette , Indiana , USA.
authors.forename: David B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Klenosky
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D015444:Exercise / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007899:Leisure Activities / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012044:Regression Analysis; D013177:Sports / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Exercise; older women; physical activity; sports; successful aging