Physical activity related to mastery and vitality in a Swedish adult population with economic difficulties

BMC Public Health

Marie Golsäter¹  Eleonor I. Fransson²  Margareta Kristenson³  Hans Lingfors⁴  Lisbeth M. Johansson⁵ 

[1] Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden;Child Research Group, School of Health and Welfare, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden;Futurum - Academy for Health and Care, Region Jönköping County, Jönköping, Sweden;The A.D.U.L.T Research Group, Department of Natural Science and Biomedicine, School of Health and Welfare, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden;Unit for Health, Medicine and Care, Department of Medicine and Health, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden;Unit for Research and Development in Primary Care, Futurum - Academy for Health and Care, Region Jönköping County, Jönköping, Sweden;Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden;Unit for Research and Development in Primary Care, Futurum - Academy for Health and Care, Region Jönköping County, Jönköping, Sweden;Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden;The A.D.U.L.T. Research Group, School of Health and Welfare, Jönköping University, Box 1026, 551 11, Jönköping, Sweden;

关键词: Physical activity;    Psychological resources;    Mastery;    Vitality;    Health promotion and salutogenesis;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12889-021-12194-6

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundPeople with low socio-economic status report lower levels of physical activity (PA). There is insufficient knowledge about the availability of psychological resources for those who are physically active despite having a low socio-economic status. The aim of this study is to investigate the association between PA level and mastery and vitality, respectively, within an adult population with self-reported economic difficulties.MethodData from a cross-sectional, population-based study (n = 817) were used. Linear regression was used to estimate the unstandardised regression coefficient (β) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI), describing associations between PA levels (independent variable) and scale scores of psychological resources in terms of mastery and vitality (outcome variables). Three models were constructed: Model I unadjusted; Model II adjusted for sex and age; and Model III adjusted for sex, age, smoking and food quality.ResultAfter adjusting for sex, age, smoking and food quality and using low-level PA as the reference, high-level PA, but not intermediate-level PA, was related to higher scale scores of mastery (β = 0.72 [95% CI 0.08 to 1.37]). For vitality, both high-level PA and intermediate-level PA were related to higher scale scores (β = 9.30 [95% CI 5.20 to 13.40] and β = 6.70 [95% CI 1.40 to 12.00] respectively).ConclusionIn an adult population with self-reported economic difficulties, higher levels of physical activity were related to higher mastery and vitality. Our results support that the association between physical activity and psychological resources in terms of mastery and vitality should be considered in the context of targeted health dialogues.Trial registration numberNot applicable.

【 授权许可】

CC BY