Journal
STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING-A MULTIDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL
Volume 8, Issue 1, Pages 53-83Publisher
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1207/S15328007SEM0801_4
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- National Institute on Drug Abuse [DA09548, DA09306]
- National Institute on Aging [AG 12113, AG 18394]
- National Institute on Child Health and Human Development [HD35873]
- Campbell Senior Center
- Willamette Oaks Retirement Community in Eugene, Oregon
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Using a randomized controlled trial, this study examined whether a Tai Chi exercise program enhanced elderly individuals' psychological well-being. Participants either continued their daily routine activities or participated in a Tai Chi exercise class performing slow rhythmic movements. Psychological well-being measures were assessed at baseline, 3 months, and 6 months (termination of the class). Latent growth curve modeling methodology was used to analyze the repeated measures data. Results indicated that individuals who participated in the 6-month Tai Chi exercise program showed higher levels of health perceptions, life satisfaction, positive affect, and well-being and lower levels of depression, negative affect, and psychological distress. The implications of these findings are discussed relative to potential underlying mechanisms associated with the exercise-psychological health relation in older adults.
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