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importance of examining such populations in substance use analysis ( Michaels, Purdon, Collins, & Williams, 2018 ). Age is an additional identifying parameter that contributes to the intersectional identity of any given individual and must be
prevalence of PG among men and women, and younger and older persons. Young adults aged 18–35 years are known to be more susceptible to PG, with a markedly higher risk among young men compared to their female counterparts ( Abbot et al., 2004 ; Gotestam
2005 Age differences in exposure and reactions to interpersonal tensions: A daily diary study Psychology and Aging 20 330 340
population as a result of the prevalent ease accessibility to gambling platforms and the increase in the opportunity to gamble ( Suissa, 2015 ). Furthermore, there is an awareness of the high-vulnerability of two age groups for the onset and intensification
use and to avoid misuse, many schools educate students on Internet usage, and some educational institutions provide lectures and learning materials via the Internet. In 2001, 49.2% of Japanese children aged 6–12-year-used Internet services ( Japan
, de Fonseca, & Rubio, 2016 ). More specifically, adolescents aged 17–19 years have the highest prevalence of PSU ( Sohn et al., 2019 ). According to the Interaction of Person-Affect-Cognition-Execution (I-PACE) model, reduced executive functioning and
Acute mental benefits of aquatic exercises in middle-aged women
A vízitorna akut mentális előnyei középkorú nőknél
ABSTRACT
Background and aims: Aquatic exercises are popular leisure activities worldwide, primarily among women. These activities are especially beneficial for aging people and individuals having difficulties performing land-based exercises. Their physical health benefits have already been documented in the academic literature, but research on their mental health effects is still non-existent. However, leisure exercises promoting mental health are advantageous in a fast-paced and often stressful world. Therefore, in this in-situ (natural life setting) field study, we examined the acute mental benefits of aquatic exercises in 30 voluntary consenting women having a mean age of 57.57 (SD = 12.67) years. Methods: Using a within-participants research design, the subjectively perceived feeling states and felt arousal, along with positive and negative affect, were recorded before and after exercise. Moreover, the personal expectancies regarding the expected feelings after exercise were assessed before the workout to determine the influence of anticipation effects. Results: The findings revealed that core affect and positive affect improved substantially from before to after exercise (p < .001), as confirmed by the large effect sizes (Cohen’s d > 0.80). Negative affect decreased nonsignificantly (p = .062), but it was already low before exercise. Although expectancy scores were high before the exercise class, they did not correlate (p > .05) with the dependent measures’ magnitude of changes (pre-class – post-class scores). Conclusions: These findings suggest that women who participate in an aquatic exercise class report experiencing significant positive changes in their feelings, demonstrating this popular exercise’s acute mental health benefits. Although further controlled research is needed in this area, the current results have promising implications for middle-aged women’s mental health preservation and promotion.
usage of smartphones reaching approximately 95% of the population. Furthermore, a media panel survey stated that, the age at which smartphones are used is gradually getting younger. In South Korea, the rate for the possession of smartphone among
in the midst of the Santorini islands, which lie around 110 km north of the island of Crete in the Mediterranean. This was the largest explosion on earth since the last ice age, about 10,000 years ago. Ejecta fell 200 km from the epicenter, the
, Chae, Lee, & Kim, 2007 ). Several core motivations for gambling might be operative in older adult populations. Recent increases in the availability of gambling products and services (including online gambling), combined with age-related physical
