Self-efficacy and Leisure-time Physical Activity Levels Among Rural Residents

Gabriele Ciciurkaite; Yelena Tarasenko; Nancy Schoenberg

doi:10.14485/HBPR.5.1.2

Self-efficacy and Leisure-time Physical Activity Levels Among Rural Residents

Gabriele Ciciurkaite, Yelena Tarasenko, Nancy Schoenberg

Biostatistics, Epidemiology, & Environmental Health Sciences

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Objective: In this study, we examined leisure-time aerobic physical activity (PA) and PA self-efficacy levels and assessed their relationship in a vulnerable adult population.

Methods: Data regarding 909 respondents were drawn through the baseline interview from a group randomized community-based intervention in Appalachia. Leisure-time PA was assessed by using the Godin Leisure Time Questionnaire.

Results: Levels of leisure-time physical activity and related self-efficacy were low among the study participants. In unadjusted and adjusted analyses, physical activity self-efficacy was positively associated with engagement in the recommended levels of physical activity.

Conclusion: Promotion of physical activity by emphasizing an individual's confidence in ability to perform may be relevant for future health interventions concerned with adoption of health behaviors among vulnerable populations.

Original language	American English
Journal	Health Behavior and Policy Review
Volume	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.14485/HBPR.5.1.2
State	Published - Jan 1 2018

Keywords

appalachian health
leisure
physical activity
physical activity self-efficacy
self-efficacy

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Environmental Public Health
Epidemiology
Public Health

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