Analysis of Social Health Benefits of Physical Activity among Middle Aged Men

Abstract:

The purpose of the study was to analyze the social health benefits of physical activity among middle aged men. To achieve this, a total of 40 middle aged men were selected as subjects at random from Thoothukudi District, Tamilnadu. The age of the subjects were ranged from 30 to 45 years. The selected subjects were divided into two groups with 20 subjects each according to their level of participating in physical activity. The person who did daily physical activity such as walking, jogging etc) is considering as active middle aged men I group (n-20) which consist of 20 subjects. The person who never assess any physical activity except their regular life routine is consider as inactive middle aged men group II (n=20). Several factors are associated with increased risk for feelings of loneliness in old age. Primarily, middle aged adults have a greater chance of experiencing loss. Number of roles fulfilled by middle aged people’s declines over time and the quality of social networks changes. Social isolation and interaction among middle aged adults has been linked to a variety of health concerns. Hence social isolation and interaction were selected as dependent variables for this study. The selected variable is tested by using the standardized questionnaire namely, Social Health Benefits Questionnaire (SHBQ) which was developed by Keith A. King, 2005. The static group comparison design was used for this study. All the subjects were tested on selected psychological variable. The data pertaining to the variables were examined by using independent‘t’ test. The level of significance was fixed at .05 level of confidence for all the cases. It was concluded that, there was a significant difference exists between active and inactive middle aged men on the selected social health benefits such as social isolation and social interaction. Also active middle aged men have the least amount of social isolation and greater amount of social interaction than inactive middle aged men.

Author Name(S) : Dr. S. Sethu

Keywords: Social health, Physical Activity, Men.