Life Satisfaction, Positive Affect, and Sleep Impairment in Masters Athletes: Modulation by Age, Sex, and Exercise Type.

Autor:	Wooten SV; Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States., Mittag U; German Aerospace Center, Institute of Aerospace Medicine, Cologne, Germany., Alvero Cruz JR; Department of Human Physiology and Sports Physical Education, University of Málaga, Málaga, Spain., Stray-Gundersen S; Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States., Hoffmann F; German Aerospace Center, Institute of Aerospace Medicine, Cologne, Germany.; Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany., Michély S; German Aerospace Center, Institute of Aerospace Medicine, Cologne, Germany., Möstl S; German Aerospace Center, Institute of Aerospace Medicine, Cologne, Germany., Sies W; German Aerospace Center, Institute of Aerospace Medicine, Cologne, Germany., Mulder E; German Aerospace Center, Institute of Aerospace Medicine, Cologne, Germany., Rauschendorfer P; German Aerospace Center, Institute of Aerospace Medicine, Cologne, Germany., Chilibeck PD; College of Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada., Rittweger J; German Aerospace Center, Institute of Aerospace Medicine, Cologne, Germany.; Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany., Tanaka H; Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Frontiers in physiology [Front Physiol] 2021 Mar 04; Vol. 12, pp. 634433. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Mar 04 (Print Publication: 2021).
DOI:	10.3389/fphys.2021.634433
Abstrakt:	Introduction: The masters athlete has been proposed as a model of successful aging. Research studies investigating psychological outlook in older athletes have primarily addressed negative affects including depression, anxiety, and stress. The impact of lifelong exercise on positive affect and life satisfaction as well as sleep impairment that could impact on these psychological states is largely unknown. Methods: A series of questionnaires (general life satisfaction, positive affect, and sleep-related impairment) were administered to 240 masters athletes participating in the World Masters Athletics Championships. Total raw scores were converted into T scores for comparison with the general population. Meaningful difference was defined by the PROMIS ® as one-half standard deviation from the centering sample. Results: Meaningful differences were observed for improved general life satisfaction and reduced sleep impairment for all masters athletes. Positive affect did not reach the meaningful difference threshold. No significant sex differences were found for any of the questionnaires (all p > 0.05). Similarly, no significant differences were found between endurance, sprint, and strength/power sports for general life satisfaction ( p = 0.18), positive affect ( p = 0.46), and sleep impairment ( p = 0.77). In general, life satisfaction increased with age ( r = 0.15, p = 0.02), and sleep impairment trended towards reduction with age ( r = -0.13, p = 0.05). Positive affect demonstrated no correlation with age ( r = 0.09, p = 0.18). Conclusion: This study demonstrates that the lifestyles of masters athletes contribute to improved general life satisfaction and reduced sleep impairment but not improved positive affect. The beneficial effects were observed irrespective of age, gender, and sporting types. Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. (Copyright © 2021 Wooten, Mittag, Alvero Cruz, Stray-Gundersen, Hoffmann, Michély, Möstl, Sies, Mulder, Rauschendorfer, Chilibeck, Rittweger and Tanaka.)
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