Ecological analysis of college women’s physical activity and health-related quality of life

Abstract

Despite significant health benefits of regular physical activity, over 60 percent of college women do not meet recommended physical activity guidelines to promote their health and health-related quality of life (HRQoL), a comprehensive construct including physical and psychosocial health functioning. The major purpose of this study was to examine the influences of individual (e.g., self-efficacy, enjoyment), social (e.g., family and friend support), and physical environmental factors (e.g., crime safety) on college women's physical activity and HRQoL. Participants were 235 (Mean age = 21.0 years) college women from a public research university located in the southwest region of the United States. They completed validated surveys assessing their perceptions of physical activity, HRQoL, and social ecological factors during the spring semester of 2012. The findings of three multiple linear regressions, entering individual factors first, followed by social and physical environmental factors, revealed that self-efficacy and crime safety were significantly related to physical activity. For HRQoL-physical functioning, significant factors were self-efficacy, enjoyment, and crime safety. Enjoyment was the only factor related to HRQoL-psychosocial functioning. These findings indicated that physical activity professionals need to foster safe environments, enhance self-efficacy, and provide enjoyable activities to promote college women's physical activity and HRQoL.

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“…Social: F : 59.61 ± 15.45; M : 57.47 ± 17.57. Environmental: F : 53.59 ± 14.49; M : 55.48 ± 15.82 Sociodemographic questionnaire Frequency of physical activity (times per week): Never: 267 (37.5%) Yildirim and Bayrak [ 80 ] WHOQOL-BREF Life quality: 98.2875 ± 12.48586; perceived quality of life: 3.5848 ± 0.75296; perceived quality of health: 3.7251 ± 0.80152; physical health dimension: 15.0426 ± 2.24911; Mental Health Dimension: 14.7122 ± 2.22713; Social Relations Dimension: 14.5289 ± 2.87120; Environmental Health Dimension (TR): 14.0953 ± 2.06584; Socializing with SDFA: 3.7021 ± 0.58256; Personal and Social Integration: 4.0062 ± 0.74515; Leadership: 3.2963 ± 0.90637; Belonging: 3.7917 ± 0.80557; Self-confidence: 3.4669 ± 0.89327 Cooper physical activity scale Sedentary: 295 (28,8%); Low Active: 218 (21,2%); moderately active: 183 (17,8%); highly active: 330 (32,2%) Zhang et al [ 75 ] 23-item Quality of Life Inventory NR IPAQ NR Zhang et al [ 76 ] The Young Adult Quality of Life Inventory Self-efficacy: 3,43 ± 0,83; Enjoyment:5,74 ± 0,96; Family support: 2,24 ± 1,02; Friend support: 2,79 ± 1,08; Crime safety: 3,15 ± 0,95; Physical functioning: 81,25 ± 14,61; Psychosocial functioning: 76,75 ± 13,18 Six items from the 2001 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System physical activity module MVPA (min/week): 460.54 ± 619.62; NR not reported. QoL quality of life; PA physical activity; WHOQOL-BREF quality of life questionnaire-short form; SF-36 medical outcomes study 36-item short-form health survey; IPAQ international physical activity questionnaire; PCS physical component summary; MCS mental component summary; F female; M male; Phys.…”

“…(General QoL; mastery approach; performance-approach goal orientations.) Zhang et al [ 76 ] Association Enjoyment; barrier self-efficacy; family support; friend support; crime safety The pleasure of physical activity was positively related to barrier self-efficacy, social support from family and friends, physical activity, physical and psychosocial functioning of HRQoL (r's ranging from 0.28 to 0.54, all p < 0.01). Positive correlations were observed between social support from family and friends, physical activity, and HRQoL.…”

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