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Download full textKiliç, Tahir; Hinçal, Sabriye – Education Quarterly Reviews, 2021
Goal: This study examines the effects of 10-week Pilates Mat exercises on body mass index (BMI), flexibility and self-rated health level in middle aged women. Method: The experimental group comprises middle aged female voluntary participants in the Pilates mat exercise program at Akdeniz University Sports Facilities in Antalya (n28), and the…
Descriptors: Exercise, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Physical Health, Mental Health
Direct linkWitsø, Aud Elisabeth; Hauger, Brit – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
This study illuminates how adults with intellectual disabilities understand and describe their everyday life and its shortcomings when it comes to equal rights in the context of Norwegian community living. An inclusive research design, including nine persons with mild intellectual disability, two university researchers and two intellectual…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Life Style
Relationship between Coaches' Health Promotion Activities, Sports Experience and Health among Adults
Van Hoye, Aurélie; Johnson, Stacey; Geidne, Susanna; Vuillemin, Anne – Health Education Journal, 2020
Objective: Health promotion in sports clubs is receiving increased attention, but its benefits have not been widely evaluated for two reasons: (1) the difficulty in measuring ecological approach outcomes and (2) the existing literature having focused more on coaches' efficiency rather than on health promotion. This article analyses the…
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, Health Promotion, Athletics, Experience
Headey, Bruce; Muffels, Ruud; Wagner, Gert G. – Social Indicators Research, 2013
Using data from national socio-economic panel surveys in Australia, Britain and Germany, this paper analyzes the effects of individual preferences and choices on subjective well-being (SWB). It is shown that, in all three countries, preferences and choices relating to life goals/values, partner's personality, hours of work, social participation…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Working Hours, Life Satisfaction, Well Being
Scholtissen-In de Braek, Dymphie M. J. M.; Hurks, Petra P. M.; van Boxtel, Martin P. J.; Dijkstra, Jeanette B.; Jolles, Jelle – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2011
Objective: To provide more insight into subjective attention complaints in a healthy adult and elderly population and how these affect Quality of Life (QoL). Method: A group of 1,550 healthy Dutch participants complete a postal questionnaire including items from the Maastricht Attention and Memory Checklist (MAC). The impact of attention…
Descriptors: Emotional Problems, Quality of Life, Sleep, Factor Analysis
Dunlap, Glen; Carr, Edward G.; Horner, Robert H.; Koegel, Robert L.; Sailor, Wayne; Clarke, Shelley; Koegel, Lynn Kern; Albin, Richard W.; Vaughn, Bobbie J.; McLaughlin, Darlene Magito; James, Kim Mullen; Todd, Anne W.; Newton, J. Stephen; Lucyshyn, Joseph; Griggs, Peter; Bohanon, Hank; Choi, Jeong Hoon; Vismara, Laurie; Minjarez, Mendy Boettcher; Buschbacher, Pamelazita; Fox, Lise – Behavioral Disorders, 2010
A major goal of positive behavior support (PBS) is to produce broad-based, long-term improvements in adaptive behavior; however, the empirical base, at present, is mainly composed of relatively short-term studies carried out in circumscribed contexts. Therefore, a need exists for reliable data that can inform the field regarding the comprehensive…
Descriptors: Intervention, Quality of Life, Behavior Modification, Rating Scales
Torrnqvist, Maria Carlson; Thulin, Sofia; Segnestam, Ylva; Horowitz, Laura – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2009
Psychosocial outcome of language impairment (LI) was explored in interviews with three adults with LI (as children attended specialized boarding school) and four of their parents. The informants with LI expressed acceptance of LI and described themselves as independent. With driving education with adjusted pedagogy and initial governmental…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Language Impairments, Experience
Lippold, T.; Burns, J. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2009
Background: Social support has been identified as a major protective factor in preventing mental health problems and also as a major contributor to quality of life. People with intellectual disabilities (ID) have been identified as having limited social support structures. Interventions have been focused on promoting their social presence and…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Physical Disabilities, Mild Mental Retardation, Quality of Life
Peer reviewedSarason, Irwin G.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1978
Described the development of the life experiences survey for the measurement of life changes. It was designed to eliminate shortcomings of previous life stress measures and to allow for separate assessment of positive and negative life experiences. Studies bearing on the usefulness of the life experiences survey are presented. (Author/BEF)
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Experience, Individual Characteristics
Peer reviewedNeumayer, Robert; Bleasdale, Michael – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 1996
Semistructured interviews were conducted with 30 Australian adults with intellectual disabilities to assess their values, views, and preferences regarding home, work, leisure, and relationships. Results found discrepancies between their lifestyle conditions and preferences and the principles and values of some programming philosophies adopted by…
Descriptors: Adults, Attitudes, Employment, Foreign Countries
Baydala, Angelina M.; Hiebert, Bryan; Malec, Carol A. – Canadian Journal of Counselling, 2000
Reviews studies that indicate lifestyle education and exercise programs improve quality of life, health, and wellness. States that mixed results seem to indicate that something other than physical fitness is significantly contributing to improved psychosocial functioning. Postulates that cognitive factors such as improved self-confidence and…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Exercise, Life Style
Malette, Paul; And Others – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), 1992
Two adults and two children with severe disabilities and challenging behaviors participated in the Lifestyle Development Process, in which a planning process was implemented to develop a vision of a quality life, remediate barriers to participation, and develop intervention strategies. All participants increased their number of preferred,…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Case Studies
Fain, Gerald S., Ed. – 1991
This publication seeks to capture the character and content of thought with respect to the long-standing discussion in academic settings of leisure and philosophy. The book is organized into three sections. The first, "Reflections on the Philosophy of Leisure," includes the following papers: "Introduction: Leisure and the Perfection…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Adolescents, Adults, Athletics
O'Connell, Agnes N. – 1981
Since Erikson first explained identity synthesis for women as a single unitary pattern, identity synthesis for women leading different life styles has been shown to form separate and distinct patterns. These findings suggest that men's identity synthesis may also be more complex than a unitary process. Similarities and differences in identity…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adults, Career Choice, Family Role
1978
These city surveys had a twofold purpose: the assessment of public attitudes about crime and related matters and the development of information on the extent and nature of residents' experiences with selected forms of criminal victimization. Attitudianl information was obtained from interviews with the occupants of 4,866 housing units. Because…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Patterns, Community Satisfaction, Crime
