Year: 2011
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The main research question for this paper was; does adolescent exercise predict happiness and positive moods in adult life? Data was collected through an online questionnaire (N = 438). The questionnaire included a measure of happiness (The Subjective Happiness Scale), moods (The Profile of Mood States) and questions on current and adolescent exercise. Adolescent exercise was a significant predictor for positive moods, even when controlling for current exercise. This is as far as we know the first study to find this connection. There is also a connection between adolescent exercise and happiness, although it appears to be that adolescent exercise predicts exercise in adult life, which in turn has a connection to happiness. Exercise was not a significant predictor of negative moods in adulthood.
Source: BIBSYS Brage (BIBSYS (Norway))
Author: Martin Rasmussen
Language: English
Topic: Physical Activity and Health
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2150010810