Aims: the present study aimed to investigate the association between indicatives of stress, anxiety and depression with life satisfaction and purpose in life among Brazilian older adults.Methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted with 654 Brazilian older adults who responded the Life Satisfaction Scale, Purpose in Life Scale, Perceived Stress Scale, Geriatric Anxiety Inventory and the Geriatric Depressio...
Introduction and objective: This study verified the main motivational factors for futsal practice in students from Petrolina-PE and Juazeiro-BA. Materials and Methods: The study included 40 boys with a mean age of 12.17 ± 1.75 years. The motivation inventory for Sports was used as an instrument. Data analysis was performed using independent student's t-Tests and Pearson's correlation coefficient (p<0.05). R...
Este estudo teve como objetivo investigar os fatores sociodemográficos e condições de saúde associados à prática de atividade física de idosas praticantes de duas modalidades de exercício físico. Fizeram parte da pesquisa 80 idosas (68,24±6,30 anos), sendo 40 praticantes de hidroginástica e 40 praticantes de exercícios nas Academias da terceira idade (ATI), da cidade de Maringá. Como instrumentos foram utilizad...
Introduction and Objective: Both biological and environmental factors interfere in the motives for adhering to and remaining in a given physical exercise. This study aimed to analyze the relationship between motivation and self - esteem of football practitioners from a city in the northwest of Paraná, Paraná, Brazil. Materials and methods: This is a cross-sectional study, in which 80 adult males were evaluate...
Introduction and objective: The present study investigated the level of anxiety, resilience, and cohesion of female athletes from a female futsal team in a short competition. Materials and Methods: Cross-sectional study, which was part of the research 12 futsal players of a team that played in the Brazilian University Games in 2017. As instrument was used the pre-competitive anxiety questionnaire (CSAI-2R), the...