01815nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001260007600042653002200118653002700140653002000167653001500187653002000202653001600222653001200238100003700250700002700287700001700314700002300331245008600354300001200440490000700452520106200459022001401521020001401535       2006                            d  c07/2006bSociedad Española para el Estudio de la Ansiedad y el Estrés10aPhysical activity10aEmotional intelligence10aresponse styles10arumination10asupport seeking10adistraction10aElderly1 aM.M. Lima de Figueiredo Queirós1 aP. Fernández-Berrocal1 aN. Extremera1 aP. Susana Queirós00aPerceived Emotional Intelligence, response style and physical activity in old age  a293-3030 v123 aThis study is focused on the way emotional intelligence and response style interacts with physical activity of the The sample consisted of 400 elderly people Portuguese with ages ranging from 65 to 95.elderly people. The measurement of the physical activity with the questionnaire by Baecke, adapted by Voorrips et. al., (1991). The EI of TMMS - 24; Salovey et al., 1995). We used the SRS to assess response style (Nolen-Hoeksema y Morrow, 1991). The results show that the practice of regular physical activity causes a significant improvement in the EIP (attention: t = 3,217; p < 0,001, clarity: t = 4,214; p < 0,001, repair: t = 5,662; p < 0,001) and the distraction response style (t = 3,072; p < 0,001). The conclusions of this study show that the elderly people s participation in a regular physical activity program may be a protection factor against deterioration of all emotional intelligence, and consist of a pleasant distracting response to depressive mood. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: journal abstract)  a1134-7937  a2174-0437