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Influence Physical Exercise On Social Support,Coping Style And Subjective Well-being Of The Elderly

Posted on:2011-12-01Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:J Y ZhangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155330338475140Subject:Humanities and sociology
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Today social that the tide of silver has been the mainstream of history, improving the life quality of the elderly has been the key subject that many scholars are exploring. Academic circles study the life quality more laid special emphasis on taking subjective well-being as the central issue and the starting point in the research. The research being base on Physical Exercise Psychology and Positive Psychology is seeking trials and breakthroughs for the influence system between physical exercise and subject well-being. Improving subjective well-being and the life quality of the elderly are accord with the demands of the social development and the age. Especially the key historical period of the totally construct the relatively comfortable social; it has more practical and academic significance.The paper discusses the influence physical exercise on social support, coping style and subjective well-being of the elderly people by taking 1102 samples from five different regions in Urumqi. On methodology, the paper adopts MUNSH scale, social support scale and simple structured coping style scale through the investigation of layering random sampling. According to the empirical analysis, the paper concludes that:(1) There is no significant difference in gender and age factors;there exists the important role in it from education degree,economic condition and family habitant mode .(2) Constant body exercise of elderly people will promote the usage dimension of social support; Different anticipation levels of exercise have important influence on elder's Subjective Well-being, elder's Subjective Well-being has been influenced significantly by exercises environment. constant body exercise of elderly people will promote the usage dimension of social support; it also has significant effects on their copying style, and more exercise help them take more positive tactics in problem solving; it is also positive to their subjective well-being, which makes them obtain more scores on this dimension.(3) The regression analysis showed that physical exercise directly affects the subjective well-being of the elderly; it also has indirect effects on subjective well-being by the influences of coping style and social supporting.
Keywords/Search Tags:The Elderly, Physical Exercise, Social Support, Coping Style, Subjective Well-being
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