ABSTRACT

Objective

The objective was to investigate associations between mastery and physical activity with psychological distress in a population-based sample of mid-aged adults.

Method

Self-reported measures of psychological distress, mastery and time spent in each of walking, moderate and vigorous physical activity in the previous week were examined in a cross-sectional sample of 7,146 adults aged 40–64 years (M = 53 years, SD = 6.5 years, 42.4% men). Generalized Linear Models were used to examine the inter-relationship between mastery and physical activity with psychological distress.

Results

In fully adjusted models, only mastery was significantly associated with psychological distress (β = − 0.12, SE = 0.01, p < .01). There was no significant interaction between mastery and physical activity on psychological distress.

Conclusions

Mastery may be an important resource against psychological distress. A sense of control may therefore be a key component for psychotherapeutic interventions to mitigate distress in mid-aged adults.

中文翻译：

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中年人的掌握能力、身体活动和心理困扰

摘要

客观的

目的是调查以人口为基础的中年成年人样本中的掌握和身体活动与心理困扰之间的关联。

方法

在 7,146 名年龄在 40-64 岁的成年人（M  = 53 岁，SD  = 6.5 岁，42.4% 男性）。广义线性模型被用来检查掌握和身体活动与心理困扰之间的相互关系。

结果

在完全调整的模型中，只有精通与心理困扰显着相关（β = − 0.12，SE = 0.01，p  < .01）。掌握和身体活动对心理困扰没有显着的相互作用。

结论

掌握可能是对抗心理困扰的重要资源。因此，控制感可能是心理治疗干预的关键组成部分，以减轻中年人的痛苦。