- Title
- Effects of group-based exercise on flourishing and stigma consciousness among older adults: findings from a randomised controlled trial
- Creator
- Ruissen, Geralyn R.; Liu, Yan; Beauchamp, Mark R.; Schmader, Toni; Lubans, David R.; Harden, Samantha M.; Wolf, Svenja A.; Rhodes, Ryan E.; Dunlop, William L.; Puterman, Eli; Zumbo, Bruno D.
- Relation
- Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being Vol. 12, Issue 2, p. 559-583
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12197
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2020
- Description
- Background: To examine the extent to which group-based exercise programs, informed by self-categorisation theory, result in improvements in psychological flourishing and reductions in age- and gender-related stigma consciousness among older adults. Methods: In the study, older adults (N = 485, ≥ 65 years) were randomised to similar age same gender (SASG), similar age mixed gender (SAMG), or “standard” mixed age mixed gender (MAMG) group-based exercise programs. Flourishing and stigma consciousness were assessed on six occasions during the 24-week intervention and represented secondary trial outcomes. Multilevel growth models examined the effects of the interventions on flourishing and stigma consciousness over time. Results: Participants in the SASG and SAMG conditions demonstrated, on average, higher levels of flourishing, relative to the MAMG condition, over the course of the 24 weeks (p < .05). Additionally, participants demonstrated lower levels of age- and gender-related stigma consciousness in both the SASG and SAMG conditions relative to the MAMG condition (p < .05). No time by group interaction effects were observed for either flourishing or stigma consciousness. Conclusions: The results provide some support for the utility of group exercise programs, informed by self-categorisation theory, to enhance psychological flourishing and reduce stigma consciousness among older adults.
- Subject
- flourishing; intervention; self-categorisation theory; stigma consciousness; successful aging
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1458921
- Identifier
- uon:45542
- Identifier
- ISSN:1758-0846
- Language
- eng
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