Abstract

PIRES, Cristina; BAPTISTA, Fernando; MORAIS, Manuel  and  COSTA, Vera. Symptomology among mothers of adolescents: Comparison between physically active and non-active mothers. PsychTech [online]. 2019, vol.2, n.2, pp.39-48.  Epub Sep 29, 2021. ISSN 2184-1004.  https://doi.org/10.26580/pthj.art16-2019.

This study’s main objective is to explain how physical exercise can influence the brief symptoms in mothers of adolescents in different stages of development. The sample consisted of 180 women with at least one of her children passing through this phase, aged between 31 and 55 (χ = 42.32). The instrument used to evaluate the variables was the BSI-18 (Brief Symptom Inventory - 18) of Canavarro (1999). The results suggest, as refer during the literature, the people who practice physical activity had lower anxiety, depression, and somatization levels than those who do not achieve such recommendations. In the variables: “son’s number”, “civil state” and “adolescence states”. However, divorced mothers with more children have higher rates of mental health. Those who practice physical exercise have better health.

Keywords : symptoms brief; physical activity; adolescence; maternity.

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