스포츠심리학 / 노인의 신체활동과 인지기능간의 관계 = The Relationship between Physical Activity and Cognitive Functioning in Older Adults

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The purpose of this study was to analyze a relationship between physical activity and cognitive functioning in elderly. The subjects were selected from the areas of Seoul and Kyunggi in the stratified cluster random sampling. The number of original samples was a total of 667 elderly people, among them 55 were discarded and then the data obtained from 612 samples were finally used in this study.
The instruments used in the study were both questionnaire and experiment. For cognitive functioning, the standardized K-WAIS, originally developed by Wechsler(1981), was adopted. The study measured digit span, digit symbol and object assembly related to subjects cognitive functioning rather than the whole dimensions of intelligence. In addition, capacity of information process was measured by reaction time (simple and selected reaction time). The used statistical methods for the data analysis were analysis of covariance, multiple classification analysis, regression analysis. Through such data analyzes, this study obtained the results as follows : First, there were the meaningful gaps in memory and capacity of information process, but no difference in deduction and problem solving according to a participation of physical activity. Second, the period of physical activity had the significant linear relation with memory, deduction, problem solving and capacity of information process.