APS
APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020
Barriers to Physical Activity Mediate the Relationship between Perceptions of Aging and Physical Activity
- Jennifer Smith
Mather Institute - Joseph Bihary
Mather Institute - Dugan O'Connor
Mather Institute - Janis Sayer
Mather Institute - Ajla Basic
Mather Institute - Cate O'Brien
Mather Institute
Abstract
Among 918 older adults who indicated they were not sufficiently physically active, the relationship between perceptions of aging and physical activity was mediated by perceived barriers to physical activity. More negative perceptions of aging predicted more barriers to physical activity, which in turn, predicted lower physical activity.
Aging
