Atividade Física, Bem-Estar Subjetivo e Sexualidade... que relação entre esta Tríade na Terceira Idade? Um estudo com idosos e professores de Educação Física de duas cidades brasileiras

• Autor(a) principal: Ellen Farias Pronk
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: https://hdl.handle.net/10216/116782
• topic: Outras ciências sociais; Other social sciences

This study intends to analyze the bridge between the Physical Activity, Subjective Well-Being and the Sexuality in the Elderly. Presenting concepts and daily life routines which are part of this stage of life this study was made in a specific reality of two Brazilian cities. It puts in perspective the importance of physical activity in the well-being of the elderly and tries to understand how this feeling can predispose to a better or more complete experience of their sexuality.As a central figure in the motivation to practice physical activity, this study also tries to identify the perceptions of the physical education teacher regarding the relation between physical activity and well-being of the elderly and, consequently, physical activity and sexuality.This is a study that uses a mixed methodology to evidence the complementarity between the discourses given by the elderly and teachers of physical education in addressing issues of sexuality and the quantitative indicators of subjective well-being when the elderly practice regular physical activity.The discourses of the elderly who participated in the study indicate that the practice of physical activity predisposes to a greater satisfaction with life and a better experience of sexuality, and two main factors were evidenced: one associated with physical issues of greater or lesser motor agility and another associated with the psychological well being that physical exercise translates (among other factors, also by the social experience - sharing and sharing of experiences - that is inherent to it).This study highlights the importance of:1) Research methodologies that should be adapted to each population under study to make the results more effective (in-depth studies in the area of physical activity and health and in the area of well-being and sexuality in the elderly); 2. The importance of the role of the teacher of physical education in the ways of approaching sexuality in working with the elderly.