Perceived Emotional Intelligence, response style and physical activity in old age

This 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)