Symptomology among mothers of adolescents: Comparison between physically active and non-active mothers

Abstract

This study's main objective of to explain in what ways the practice of 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 years old (X=42.32). The instrument used to evaluate the variables was the BSI-18 (Brief Symptom Inventory - 18) of Canavarro (1999). The results suggest, as referred in the literature, the people who practice physical activity had lower anxiety, depression, and somatization levels than those who don’t 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.