The effectiveness of morning exercise on sleep quality and emotional intelligence of elderly men

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Associate Professor of Motor Behavior, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, University of Tabriz, Iran

2 Master's student, motor behavior, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran

3 Ph.D candidate, motor behavior, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran

10.22034/jsmk.2025.19555

Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of morning exercise on sleep quality and emotional intelligence of elderly men.
Methods: The current research is semi-experimental and field type with practical purpose and a community consisting of people over 60 years of age participating in morning sports in Tabriz city, with a non-random method available, among them 54 people continuously participating in morning sports. Were selected as the experimental group and 52 people who did not participate in any sports and morning activities were selected as the control group. The sampling method was used to measure emotional intelligence from the Schott Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire and sleep quality from the Petersburg Sleep Quality Questionnaire. The experimental group participated in morning exercise for three months, three days a week for 60 minutes. Composite variance analysis was used to examine the difference between the two groups in the pre-and post-test phase of the dependent variables at a significance level of 0.05 and SPSS18 software.
Results: In the findings of the experimental group, morning exercise has a significant positive effect on subjective sleep quality, sleep delay, sleep duration, sleep disorders, use of sleeping pills, daily Functioning disorders and emotional intelligence compared to the control group.
Conclusion: According to the findings, it can be accepted that the effectiveness of regular morning exercise programs is likely to be effective in improving the quality of sleep and emotional intelligence of the elderly.

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Journal of Sport Management Knowledge
Volume 2, Issue 2 - Serial Number 4
February 2024
Pages 169-183

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  • Receive Date: 03 August 2024
  • Revise Date: 01 October 2024
  • Accept Date: 11 November 2024

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