TY - JOUR
T1 - Is sport good for older adults?
T2 - A systematic review of psychosocial outcomes of older adults’ sport participation
AU - Gayman, Amy M.
AU - Fraser-Thomas, Jessica
AU - Dionigi, Rylee A.
AU - Horton, Sean
AU - Baker, Joseph
N1 - Includes bibliographical references.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Although sport is promoted as a vehicle to enhance health and wellbeing throughout the life course, little is known about the psychosocial benefits and costs associated with sport participation in older adulthood. A mixed studies systematic review of Englishlanguage, peer-reviewed, original research articles (from the earliest record until March 2015) was undertaken to identify psychosocial outcomes of sport for adults over age 65 and to determine whether sport provides psychosocial outcomes that are distinct from other forms of physical activity. Results suggest sport involvement later in life was related to ageing, cognitive/ perceptual, emotional, social, and motivational outcomes but it remains unclear whether these effects were solely related to participation in sport. Additional work with increased attention to methodological design and participant recruitment is needed to better understand psychosocial outcomes of older adults’ sport participation and to inform potential interventions. Recommendations to enhance the quality of future studies in the area are discussed.
AB - Although sport is promoted as a vehicle to enhance health and wellbeing throughout the life course, little is known about the psychosocial benefits and costs associated with sport participation in older adulthood. A mixed studies systematic review of Englishlanguage, peer-reviewed, original research articles (from the earliest record until March 2015) was undertaken to identify psychosocial outcomes of sport for adults over age 65 and to determine whether sport provides psychosocial outcomes that are distinct from other forms of physical activity. Results suggest sport involvement later in life was related to ageing, cognitive/ perceptual, emotional, social, and motivational outcomes but it remains unclear whether these effects were solely related to participation in sport. Additional work with increased attention to methodological design and participant recruitment is needed to better understand psychosocial outcomes of older adults’ sport participation and to inform potential interventions. Recommendations to enhance the quality of future studies in the area are discussed.
KW - Elderly
KW - Masters athlete
KW - Older people
KW - Psychosocial outcomes
KW - Sport
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U2 - 10.1080/1750984X.2016.1199046
DO - 10.1080/1750984X.2016.1199046
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84991783912
SN - 1750-984X
VL - 10
SP - 164
EP - 185
JO - International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology
JF - International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology
IS - 1
ER -