Abstract
Abstract Objective: the present study investigated the psychological and emotional factors of elderly persons who practiced ballroom dancing. Method: the sample consisted of 93 elderly people who attended ballroom dancing clubs in the city of Maringá, in Paraná, Brazil. The Perceived Stress Scale, Self-Esteem Scale, Geriatric Anxiety Inventory, Life Satisfaction Scale and the SF-12 questionnaire were used. The data were analyzed using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov (data normality), Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis tests (comparison of psychological variables according to sociodemographic and health variables), Spearman Correlation and Multivariate Linear Regression (relationship between variables). Results: there was a predominance of a good perception of health (69.9%); adequate values of life satisfaction (Md=27.00, Q1=25.00, Q3=30.00) and self-esteem (Md=31.00, Q1=30.00, Q3=32.00); as well as physical (Md=59.40, Q1=50.00, Q3=62.50); and mental health perception (Md=71.90, Q1=62.50, Q3=78.12). Low levels of anxiety (Md=6.00, Q1=3.00, Q3=12.00) and depression (Md=3.00, Q1=2.00, Q3=4.00), and a perception of moderate levels of stress (Md=20.00, Q1=13.50, Q3=24.50) were also found. Elderly people with a good perception of health were more satisfied with life and had higher self-esteem and lower levels of anxiety, stress and depression than those with poor/regular perception; anxiety (β= -0.32) and depression (β= -0.15) had a negative impact on life satisfaction, predicting its variability by 21%. Conclusion: the elderly had a healthy profile, and anxiety and depression were the main psychological and emotional factors that negatively influenced the satisfaction with life of these elderly people.
Highlights
Objective: the present study investigated the psychological and emotional factors of elderly persons who practiced ballroom dancing
When correlating the psychological and emotional of the elderly attending ballroom dancing clubs variables (Table 2), it was found that life satisfaction based on gender, age group and monthly income, was negatively related to anxiety (r=-0.41), stress no significant differences were found ( p>0.05)
A multivariate regression model was constructed to verify the impact of the psychological variables measured on the life satisfaction of the elderly people (Figure 2)
Summary
Linked to life habits, such as physical exercise and socialization, potential promoters of physical and. As a consequence of the aging process and the profile of the sample, a semi-structured questionnaire physical, psychological and emotional changes it developed by the authors was applied, with questions causes, the elderly population is highly sensitive relating to gender (male and female), chronological to changes in quality of life[13]. When correlating the psychological and emotional of the elderly attending ballroom dancing clubs variables (Table 2), it was found that life satisfaction based on gender, age group and monthly income, was negatively related to anxiety (r=-0.41), stress no significant differences were found ( p>0.05). Higher life inversely related to negative psychological factors satisfaction, better self-esteem and lower levels of (anxiety, being indicative of depression and stress), anxiety and stress characterized elderly persons with whereas these correlated positively among each other. A multivariate regression model was constructed to verify the impact of the psychological variables measured on the life satisfaction of the elderly people (Figure 2)
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