Physical activity among African American parents of young children : personal and environmental factors
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| Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Die körperliche Aktivität von afroamerikanischen Eltern von jüngeren Kindern : persönliche und Umweltfaktoren |
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| Autor: | Webber-Ritchey, Kashica J.; Taylor-Piliae, Ruth; Insel, Kathleen C.; Loescher, Lois |
| Erschienen in: | International journal of sport psychology |
| Veröffentlicht: | 47 (2016), 6, S. 523-544, Lit. |
| Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
| Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
| Medienart: | Gedruckte Ressource |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| ISSN: | 0047-0767, 1147-0767 |
| DOI: | 10.7352/IJSP.2016.47.523 |
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| Erfassungsnummer: | PU201702000989 |
| Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract des Autors
OBJECTIVES: To assess the factors that influence self-reported physical activity (PA). METHODS: African American (AA) parents/caregivers (n=96; M age=36 years) completed an online survey to describe PA, personal (PA knowledge, exercise self-efficacy-SE and outcome expectations-OE) and environmental factors (social economic status-SES, neighborhood safety-NS, and culture). RESULTS: Moderate (30%, n=29) to high (54%, n=52) levels of PA were reported. There were significant correlations between PA and NS (rs=.25) and PA knowledge and PA (rs =-.30). Significant predictors of PA included SE (β=.21, t(84)=2.20, p=.030), NS (=.33, t(84)=3.56, p=.001 ), and an unexpected inverse of PA knowledge (ß=-.25, t(84)=-2.42, p=.018). CONCLUSIONS: Unlike prior studies, we found AA parents of young children were physically active, knowledgeable of the PA guidelines, with moderate-high exercise SE, high SES, felt safe in their neighborhoods with a positive cultural identity. Future research examining the influence of AA parents' PA on health indicators among their children is needed next.