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- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Copyright
- © 1990 The Gerontological Society of America
- ISSN
- 0016-9013
- eISSN
- 1758-5341
- DOI
- 10.1093/geront/30.2.184
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Abstract
Abstract This study examined the effects of a 12-week aerobic exercise program on psychological well-being and cognitive functioning in a group of ethnically diverse older adults living in an urban community. Forty-eight older men and women (mean age = 72 ± 6) were randomly assigned to one of three groups: an aerobic exercise training group, a social activity control group, or a waiting list group. Results indicated little change in psychological well-being and provided limited support for the association of physiological improvement with enhanced mastery and cognitive functioning. Physiological, Neuropsychological, Mastery, Locus of control This content is only available as a PDF. Author notes 1 This work was supported by a grant from the AARP-Andrus Foundation. We thank Linda Cassidy, Valentine Villa, John Maguire, Candace Stacey, Sheilah Sulliger, and Claudia Graham for technical assistance with this project, and Janet Ivey for secretarial assistance. Address correspondence to: Charles F. Emery, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Box 3119, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710. © 1990 The Gerontological Society of America
Journal
The Gerontologist – Oxford University Press
Published: Apr 1, 1990