Perceived Barriers to Physical Activity among High School Students

Allison, Kenneth R.; Dwyer, John J. M.; Makin, Susan R.

doi:10.1006/pmed.1999.0489

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“…This could be achieved by letting them participate in sport with long skirts with their heads also covered. The present finding in which female students reported lack of energy as a major barrier to sport participation is consistent with those of a previous study (Allison, Dwyer & Makin, 1999). Lack of energy may be attributed to the reduction of physical activity participation in physical education/life orientation lessons in schools.…”

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confidence: 92%

Female Sport Participation In South African Rural Schools: Analysis Of Socio-Cultural Constraints

Kubayi

2015

European Review of Applied Sociology

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This study was carried out to examine constraints to sport participation among female secondary school students in Hlanganani rural area, Limpopo Province, South Africa. A total of 101 female students aged 17-24 years from four secondary schools were recruited to participate in the study. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. Results indicated that the dress code, lack of energy, lack of family support and family commitment were identified as major constraints to sport participation among female students. The results of this study provide practical implications for promoting and developing female sports programmes in rural schools. This study suggests that stakeholders such as parents, peers, and teachers should motivate and encourage female students to participate in school sport. Additionally, the study recommended that in order to promote sport participation in rural areas, the values, norms, beliefs, attitudes and customs that restrict females from participating in sport and physical activity should be dissented.

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Female Sport Participation In South African Rural Schools: Analysis Of Socio-Cultural Constraints

Kubayi

2015

European Review of Applied Sociology

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“…General pattern of these differences was consistent with previous research (for example Allison, Dwyer and Makin, 1999) and it resolved itself into attaching higher importance to barriers by females. The principal barriers which were differently perceived by representatives of both sexes were physical (differences appeared on stages C, P and M) and emotional (stages P, A and M).…”

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confidence: 89%

“…Their importance for physical activity behaviors acknowledged, perceived barriers became the subject of many studies, also those which were done on young populations (see for example Allison, Dwyer and Makin, 1999;Zabinski, et al, 2003, Robbins, Pender andKazanis, 2003). However, only in a small number of them, the relationships between perceived barriers and stages of change were determined.…”

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Stages of Change and Perceived Barriers to Exercise among High-school Students

Sas-Nowosielski

2008

Int. J. Sport Health Sci.

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The purpose of the study was to identify if and how barriers to exercise perceived by adolescents differ across stages of change and if gender is intervening variable -the problem that has not been extensively studied yet. 1251 high-school students aged 16 to 19 (M 17.33, SD .87) were surveyed. 7.59% of the sample were diagnosed in precontemplation stage (PC), 11.35% in contemplation (C), 43.25% in preparation (P), 13.11% in action (A), and 24.70% in maintenance (M). Mean scores of perceived barriers differed across stages of change. For students on PC three barriers appeared to be equally important in preventing them from exercising: " lack of interest", " lack of time" and " lack of motivation". In the remaining stages " lack of time" was the principal barrier. Females declared higher level of perceived barriers comparing to males, especially on P stage. The information obtained in the study may influence physical activity interventions for adolescents to prepare them better to participation in leisure time exercise.

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“…Another benefit of engaging in vigorous activity has to do with time. One of the most commonly cited barriers to physical activity is lack of time (Allison, Dwyer, & Makin, 1999). Having the option of engaging in a type of exercise that takes less time but still has health benefits may help individuals overcome that barrier.…”

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The V in MVPA: Vigorous Physical Activity in Physical Education

Sibley

2016

Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance

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Perceived Barriers to Physical Activity among High School Students

Cited by 162 publications

References 26 publications

Female Sport Participation In South African Rural Schools: Analysis Of Socio-Cultural Constraints

Female Sport Participation In South African Rural Schools: Analysis Of Socio-Cultural Constraints

Stages of Change and Perceived Barriers to Exercise among High-school Students

The V in MVPA: Vigorous Physical Activity in Physical Education

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