Show simple item record

dc.contributor.authorLeung, Ka-Man
dc.contributor.authorChung, Pak-Kwong
dc.contributor.authorHagger, Martin S
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-19T13:05:48Z
dc.date.available2019-06-19T13:05:48Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.issn1612-197X
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/1612197X.2018.1462231
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/384374
dc.description.abstractPrevious research has demonstrated improvements in health outcomes through participation in light volleyball (LVB) among older adults in China (He, 2009). This study examined the effects of a 15-week LVB intervention programme on physical and psychological attributes among older adults in Hong Kong. Participants (N = 78) aged ≥60 years were assigned to one of the three groups: intervention (LVB), comparison [rouliqiu (RLQ)], and control groups (CGs). Participants completed functional fitness measures and physical activity enjoyment questionnaire before and after the intervention. Results revealed significant improvements in agility, cardiovascular endurance, upper and lower extremity muscle strength, and physical activity enjoyment among participants in the LVB group compared to the CG group. Participants in the LVB group also demonstrated greater cardiovascular endurance, upper extremity muscle strength, and physical activity enjoyment than participants in the RLQ group. Health practitioners may consider LVB as an adapted physical activity intervention to promote health outcomes in older adults.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis Online
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1
dc.relation.ispartofpageto12
dc.relation.ispartofjournalInternational Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCurriculum and pedagogy
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCognitive and computational psychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3901
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode5204
dc.titleThe effects of light volleyball intervention programme in improving selected physical and psychological attributes of older adults in Hong Kong
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
dc.description.versionAccepted Manuscript (AM)
gro.description.notepublicThis publication has been entered into Griffith Research Online as an Advanced Online Version.
gro.rights.copyright© 2018 Taylor & Francis (Routledge). This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology on 18 Apr 2018, available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/1612197X.2018.1462231
gro.hasfulltextFull Text
gro.griffith.authorHagger, Martin S.


Files in this item

This item appears in the following Collection(s)

  • Journal articles
    Contains articles published by Griffith authors in scholarly journals.

Show simple item record