TY - JOUR
T1 - Social cognitive correlates of leisure time physical activity among Latinos
AU - Marquez, David X.
AU - McAuley, Edward
N1 - Funding Information:
Special thanks are extended to Sarah Nieves, Carmen Nevarez, and Raquel Gonzales for their assistance with the study. Funding for this study was provided by an NIH Minority Predoctoral Fellowship (# AG05921), a grant from the National Institute on Aging (#AG12113), a University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Graduate College Dissertation Research Grant, and the Paul D. Doolen Scholarship.
PY - 2006/6
Y1 - 2006/6
N2 - Despite the well-documented benefits of leisure time physical activity, Latinos are reported to be highest among all ethnic groups in leisure time inactivity. The present study examined the relationship between leisure time physical activity and exercise self-efficacy, exercise barriers self-efficacy, exercise social support, and perceived importance of physical activity. Data were obtained from 153 Latinos (n = 86 female, n = 67 male). Comparisons were made between Latinos with high and low levels of leisure time physical activity and between men and women. Results revealed that Latinos high in leisure time physical activity had significantly greater exercise and barriers self-efficacy, received more social support from friends to exercise, and placed greater importance on physical activity outcomes than did Latinos low in leisure time physical activity. No significant differences were revealed for social support from family, nor between men and women on the psychosocial variables. Physical activity interventions targeting sources of self-efficacy, increasing social support, and emphasizing the importance of regular physical activity should be helpful in increasing leisure time physical activity of Latinos. Future research should examine the influence of environmental and cultural variables on the leisure time physical activity of Latinos and how they interact with psychosocial factors.
AB - Despite the well-documented benefits of leisure time physical activity, Latinos are reported to be highest among all ethnic groups in leisure time inactivity. The present study examined the relationship between leisure time physical activity and exercise self-efficacy, exercise barriers self-efficacy, exercise social support, and perceived importance of physical activity. Data were obtained from 153 Latinos (n = 86 female, n = 67 male). Comparisons were made between Latinos with high and low levels of leisure time physical activity and between men and women. Results revealed that Latinos high in leisure time physical activity had significantly greater exercise and barriers self-efficacy, received more social support from friends to exercise, and placed greater importance on physical activity outcomes than did Latinos low in leisure time physical activity. No significant differences were revealed for social support from family, nor between men and women on the psychosocial variables. Physical activity interventions targeting sources of self-efficacy, increasing social support, and emphasizing the importance of regular physical activity should be helpful in increasing leisure time physical activity of Latinos. Future research should examine the influence of environmental and cultural variables on the leisure time physical activity of Latinos and how they interact with psychosocial factors.
KW - Importance
KW - Latinos
KW - Physical activity
KW - Self-efficacy
KW - Social support
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33744455183&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=33744455183&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10865-006-9055-6
DO - 10.1007/s10865-006-9055-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 16724283
AN - SCOPUS:33744455183
SN - 0160-7715
VL - 29
SP - 281
EP - 289
JO - Journal of Behavioral Medicine
JF - Journal of Behavioral Medicine
IS - 3
ER -