A Daily Process Approach to Depict Satisfaction with Life during the Menopausal Transition: Physical (In)activity, Symptoms, and Neuroticism

Moé Kishida () and Steriani Elavsky
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Moé Kishida: The Pennsylvania State University
Steriani Elavsky: The Pennsylvania State University

Journal of Happiness Studies, 2017, vol. 18, issue 3, No 1, 645 pages

Abstract: Abstract The main objectives of the present study were (1) to examine the between- and within-person association of physical (in)activity and satisfaction with life (SWL), and (2) to identify relevant top-down and bottom-up influences associated with daily well-being in menopausal women using a daily process approach. As part of a 21-day diary study, community-dwelling middle-aged women (N = 103; age range 40–60 years) wore an accelerometer for the objective assessment of physical activity and completed daily Internet surveys at the end of their day. Multilevel analyses indicated the between-person effects of physical activity on SWL were negligent but that on days when a woman was more physically active than her usual, she reported greater SWL (B = 12.01, p

Keywords: Menopausal transition; Physical activity; Sedentary behavior; Well-being; Intensive longitudinal methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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