Gender differences in influences of perceived environmental and psychosocial correlates on recommended level of physical activity among New Zealanders

Phongsavan, Philayrath; McLean, Grant; Bauman, Adrian

doi:10.1016/j.psychsport.2006.11.004

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“…Exercise or regular physical activity (PA) also plays an important role in the management of psychological stress (Heyward 1991); it promotes psychological well-being (Weinberg and Gould, 2007) and leads to less substance abuse and more positive feelings toward school (Saunders et al, 1997). Despite the extensive evidence for the physical, social and psychological benefits of regular PA and years of individually focused interventions, exercise and total PA levels continue to decline in industrialized countries (Phongsavan et al,2007). People lose less energy because of modern life style, the decreasing level of energy consumption both in the workplace and transportation, choosing a sedentary life style, the differentiation of activities at home and outdoors, watching more TV, using computer, and video games etc.…”

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Physical Activity Levels of the Young Adults in an Economically Developing Country: The Turkish Sample

Karaca

Çağlar

Cinemre

2009

Journal of Human Kinetics

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The purpose of this study was to examine the physical activity levels of the young adults in Turkey, selected as an example of an economically developing country.A total of 1027 university students voluntarily participated in this study. The sport and household activity indexes of the Physical Activity Assessment Questionnaire (PAAQ) were administered to the subjects. Student t-test showed gender differences in the intensity of the sport activities index (p<0.001). The results of 2 (gender) x 2 (intensity of sport activities) univariate ANOVA revealed significant gender, intensity differences and significant gender x intensity interaction on participation duration in the sports activities. This finding showed that males spent more time in both vigorous and non-vigorous sport activities than females. In terms of the type of engagement in sport activity, the majority of males primarily played soccer, while females had primarily walked. The Student t test revealed gender differences in both the duration of housework and sitting in the house.To conclude, males participated in sport activities with a higher intensity and spent more time on these activities than females. On the other hand, females spent much more time on housework activities and sitting in the house than males.

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Physical Activity Levels of the Young Adults in an Economically Developing Country: The Turkish Sample

Karaca

Çağlar

Cinemre

2009

Journal of Human Kinetics

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“…Recent research has explored differences in physical activity behavior and in related psychological constructs based on gender (Lochbaum, Bixby, & Wang, 2007;Phongsavan, McLean, & Bauman, 2007), education (Brown, Yore, Ham, & Macera, 2005 Wyatt, Ghushchyan, & Sullivan, 2003), age (Renner, Spivak, Kwon, & Schwarzer, 2007;Skelly, Dougherty, Gesler, Soward, Burns, & Arcury, 2006), disease type (Plotnikoff, 2007b), and across time (Nizt & Choy, 2007;Stamatakis, Ekelund, & Wareham, 2007). A valid interpretation of research examining decisional balance differences among these types of population subgroups, or between time points, will be enhanced by evidence of configural, metric, and scalar measurement invariance.…”

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Factor Structure and Measurement Invariance of a 10-Item Decisional Balance Scale: Longitudinal and Subgroup Examination Within an Adult Diabetic Sample

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Plotnikoff

2009

Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science

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This study explores the longitudinal and subgroup measurement properties of a 10-item, physical activity decisional balance scale, previously published by Plotnikoff, Blanchard, Hotz, and Rhodes (2001), within a diabetic sample of Canadian adults. Results indicated that a three-factor measurement model consistently improved model fit compared to the previously published two-factor model. Evidence of configural, metric, and scalar measurement invariance across time and among subgroups suggests that the 10-item decisional balance scale is appropriate for investigating associative relationships with other constructs and for comparing group means of the pros and cons subscales among a variety of diabetic population subgroups.

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“…For example, social support is found to be more influential for females' rather than for males' PA-related behavior (Leslie et al, 1999;Phongsavan, McLean, & Bauman, 2007).…”

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Social Influences and the Physical Activity Intentions of Parents of Young-Children Families

Hamilton

White

2012

Journal of Family Issues

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Evidence within Australia and internationally suggests parenthood as a risk factor for inactivity; however, research into understanding parental physical activity is scarce. Given that active parents can create active families and social factors are important for parents’ decision making, the authors investigated a range of social influences on parents’ intentions to be physically active. Parents (N = 580; 288 mothers and 292 fathers) of children younger than 5 years completed an extended Theory of Planned Behavior questionnaire either online or paper based. For both genders, attitude, control factors, group norms, friend general support, and an active parent identity predicted intentions, with social pressure and family support further predicting mothers’ intentions and active others further predicting fathers’ intentions. Attention to these factors and those specific to the genders may improve parents’ intentions to be physically active, thus maximizing the benefits to their own health and the healthy lifestyle practices for other family members.

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Gender differences in influences of perceived environmental and psychosocial correlates on recommended level of physical activity among New Zealanders

Cited by 29 publications

References 20 publications

Physical Activity Levels of the Young Adults in an Economically Developing Country: The Turkish Sample

Physical Activity Levels of the Young Adults in an Economically Developing Country: The Turkish Sample

Factor Structure and Measurement Invariance of a 10-Item Decisional Balance Scale: Longitudinal and Subgroup Examination Within an Adult Diabetic Sample

Social Influences and the Physical Activity Intentions of Parents of Young-Children Families

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