Older Adults’ Mental Health Through Leisure Activities During COVID-19: A Scoping Review (open access)

Older Adults’ Mental Health Through Leisure Activities During COVID-19: A Scoping Review

This article is a scoping review aimed to map emerging evidence on the types of leisure and recreation activities (LRA) adults, 60 years and older, are engaged in for their mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Date: August 9, 2021
Creator: Rivera-Torres, Solymar; Mpofu, Elias; Keller, M. Jean & Ingman, Stanley R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Social-Ecological Factors Predict College Students’ Physical Activities and Sedentary Behavior (open access)

Social-Ecological Factors Predict College Students’ Physical Activities and Sedentary Behavior

Article investigates the predictive strengths of individual, social, and physical environmental factors toward different intensities of physical activity and sedentary behavior among college students. Correlation and hierarchical regression analyses were performed to examine the associations and the relative contributions of those individual, social, and physical environmental factors to physical activity and sedentary behavior, respectively.
Date: October 9, 2022
Creator: Zhang, Tao; Lee, Joonyoung; Zhang, Xiaoxia & Gu, Xiangli
System: The UNT Digital Library
Capabilities, Opportunities, and Motivation: Exploring Fitness Program Experiences of Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (open access)

Capabilities, Opportunities, and Motivation: Exploring Fitness Program Experiences of Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Article asserts that, although there are many benefits to regular engagement in physical activity, adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities often do not engage in or near the recommended amount of physical activity. The present study used qualitative methods to explore the experiences of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities enrolled in a fitness program.
Date: May 9, 2023
Creator: Savage, Melissa N. & Colombo-Dougovito, Andrew M.
System: The UNT Digital Library