Participation of senior citizens in somatosensory games: a correlation between the willingness to exercise and happiness

Health, Security and Participation: A Structural Relationship Modeling among the Three Pillars of Active Ageing in China

“…Based on the fourth survey data from the Living Conditions of the Chinese Urban and Rural Elders in 2015, Yu [ 32 ] found that good economic and health conditions promote the willingness of older people to participate in voluntary services, but they did not further test whether this “willingness” affected the final participation behavior of older people. A study in Taiwan found that somatosensory game interventions significantly increased the degree of social interaction and the maintenance of the willingness to exercise of old people living in nursing homes over time, and further significantly improved their happiness indicators [ 33 ]. Evidence from older Japanese people in residential facilities showed that their mental condition was positively related to the willingness to accept conversation and companionship from volunteers [ 34 ].…”

The Mediating Role of Emotion Regulation within the Relationship between Neuroticism and Participation Motivation

“…Inefficient emotion regulation, on the other hand, is associated with poor performance, an unfavorable motivational atmosphere, and the experience of negative emotions (Robazza et al, 2022). Liu et al (2020) in their study of motivational factors in sports activities showed that compared to those who enrolled in optional physical education class, those who did not enroll, had more social concerns, more dysfunctional emotion regulation and fewer positive emotions. Kim and James (2019) in their study showed that compared to sedentary people, people who do physical activity in their spare time reported fewer negative emotions.…”