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  • Gerontology
  • Behavioral Medicine
  • Public Health

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  • Aging is often associated with negative expectations, which may impact health behaviors.
  • Understanding factors that promote physical activity in older adults is crucial for maintaining function.
  • Expectations regarding aging (ERA) are a potentially modifiable factor influencing health outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the influence of expectations regarding aging (ERA) on physical activity participation.
  • To examine the relationship between ERA and physical function in older adults.
  • To test the mediating role of physical activity in the association between ERA and physical function.

Main Methods:

  • Surveyed 148 older adults using the ERA-38, HPLP-II, and RAND-36.
  • Employed statistical analyses to assess the relationships between variables.
  • Utilized mediation analysis to explore the indirect effect of ERA on physical function via physical activity.

Main Results:

  • Positive ERA were significantly associated with higher physical activity engagement (B = 0.016, p < .05).
  • Positive ERA were also linked to better physical function (B = 0.521, p < .01).
  • Physical activity significantly mediated the relationship between ERA and physical function (indirect effect 0.092, CI [0.015, 0.239]).

Conclusions:

  • Expectations regarding aging significantly influence the adoption of physically active lifestyles in older adults.
  • ERA appear to be an important factor influencing physical function outcomes in later life.
  • Future interventions may benefit from targeting both physical activity and ERA to enhance health in older populations.