Mansoureh Mokaberian; Valiollah Kashani; Kobra Kashani; Somayeh Namdar Tajari
Abstract
This study attempted to evaluate the effect of engagement with physical activityon happiness of elderly men and women in Tehran city. The study populationincluded all the elderly in 22 regions of Tehran city and 400 subjects were selectedby multistage cluster sampling method as the sample of the study. ...
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This study attempted to evaluate the effect of engagement with physical activityon happiness of elderly men and women in Tehran city. The study populationincluded all the elderly in 22 regions of Tehran city and 400 subjects were selectedby multistage cluster sampling method as the sample of the study. To discriminateactive from inactive elderly subjects, Sharkey Physical Activity Questionnaire andto determine the amount of their happiness, Oxford Happiness Inventory (OHI)was used. The reliability and validity of the questionnaires were confirmed. Allparticipants were more than 60 years old and had no psychological and physicaldisorders. After the questionnaires had been distributed and then collected and theraw data had been classified, SPSS13 software was used to analyze the data. Theresults of MANOVA at (P<0.0071) showed that active subjects significantly gainedhigher scores in all the happiness subscales such as life satisfaction, joy, selfesteem,control, efficiency, calmness and totally happiness than inactive subjectswhile gender and interaction of gender and activity level did not have anysignificant effect on happiness. Therefore, it can be stated that one of the factorsinfluencing happiness in the elderly is physical activity.
