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Health, Functional ability, and environmental quality as predictors of life satisfaction in physically active older adults
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Zapata-Lamana, R., Poblete-Valderrama, F., Ledezma-Dames, A., Pavón-León, P., Leiva, A. M., Fuentes-Alvarez, M. T., . . . Parra-Rizo, M. A. (2022). Health, functional ability, and environmental quality as predictors of life satisfaction in physically active older adults. Social Sciences, 11(6) doi:10.3390/socsci11060265
2076-0760
Autor
Zapata Lamana, Rafael
Poblete Valderrama, Felipe
Ledezma Dames, Andres
Pavón León, Patricia
Leiva, Ana
Fuentes Alvarez, María
Cigarroa, Igor
Parra Rizo, María
Resumen
Artículo de publicación SCOPUS The factors that make physically active older people feel more satisfied in adulthood have
not been extensively studied. For this reason, the aim of this work has been to evaluate, among
physically active older adults, whether the level of physical activity they perform and the factors
that foster their quality of life can be predictors of their satisfaction with life. For this, the IPAQ,
CUBRECAVI and LSI-A scales were applied to a sample of 397 people between 61 and 93 years
old (M = 69.65, SD = 4.71). The results show that health (β = 0.373), functional abilities (β = 0.159)
and environmental quality (β = 0.105) are predictors of satisfaction in the most active adults. In
conclusion, neither physical activity (to a greater or lesser extent) nor income are predictive variables
of satisfaction with life but, rather, predict some of the components that cement their quality of life
(health, fending for themselves and the home environment).