Incentives and Barriers to Physical Activity for Working Women

Jaffee, Lynn; Lutter, Judy Mahle; Rex, Jeanna; Hawkes, C.; Bucaccio, Patricia

doi:10.4278/0890-1171-13.4.215

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“…Similar to other reports [21] [22] [23], female LTPA participation was found to be lower than their male counterparts. A hypothesis given to explain this gender difference in LTPA behavior is that boys, from their very young age, are socialized into sport roles more than girls [24] [25].…”

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Leisure-Time Physical Activity among University Students in Mauritius

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2013

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Abstract:Mauritius has Type 2 Diabetes mellitus as public health issue, whereby unhealthy modes of eating and sedentary lifestyles are factors to be addressed in the primary prevention of the disease among the youth. This study was thus designed to investigate the prevalence of Leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) among university students in Mauritius and to explore their motivations and constraints to engage in LTPA, using the ecological model of health promotion. Data were collected from a representative group of university students in Mauritius using a self-administered questionnaire. Qualitative and quantitative data pertaining to LTPA issues were collected. Three-fifths of the participants met the recommended levels of LTPA. The majority of inactive participants were female. Motivations provided by participants to engage in LTPA were predominantly intrapersonal. The three most mentioned motivations were improvement in physical health, improvement in physical appearance and to have fun. Constraints faced by participants to engage in LTPA were mainly of an intrapersonal nature. The three main constraints provided by students were lack of time, having to study and not being motivated. Therefore, interventions to promote LTPA among university students should simultaneously address development of time-management skills and provision of incentives to perform LTPA.

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Leisure-Time Physical Activity among University Students in Mauritius

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“…For populations like young and midlife women who have been shown to have some of the lowest levels of exercise participation in the community (Armstrong et al, 2000), less experience with exercise may perpetrate the problem of inactivity because women may perceive more barriers to exercise than are necessary. Descriptive studies certainly show that women in this age group perceive many barriers to engaging in exercise (Anderson, 2003;Brown, Brown, Miller, & Hanson, 2001;Jaffee, Lutter, Rex, Hawkes, & Bucaccio, 1999;Johnson, Corrigan, Dubbert, & Gramling, 1990). Interventions that simply allow women to build up their exercise experience can, thus, be expected to assist in influencing their future exercise behaviour, both directly, and through creating more realistic perceptions of control.…”

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Social identities in physical activity promotion for sedentary women

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2007

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The importance of regular and life long physical activity, both from a physical and medical perspective and from a psychological well-being perspective, is well documented. Also well documented is the reduction, below sufficient levels, in physical activity participation, particularly for populations such as young and mid-life adult women. Physical activity promotion is, thus, of great importance in modern society. In this thesis, my primary aim is to develop ways to enhance the adoption and maintenance of physical activity in young and midlife women. To do so, I have utilised the theoretical conceptions from a dominant social cognitive model, the theory of planned behavior (Ajzen, 1985). Subjective norm has not been a strong predictor of intention or behaviour in research on the theory of planned behavior in physical activity contexts (Symons Downs & Hausenblas, 2005), the reasons for which have been the subject of much debate in the literature. To date, there is disagreement about the conceptualization, measurement, and importance of the variable. In this thesis, I examined the potential of the social identity approach as a basis for making subjective norm more meaningful. In this approach, rather than assessing the influence of a random collection of important others as in the original definition (Ajzen, 1985), subjective norm is conceptualised as the perceived pressure from specific reference groups relevant to self, a conceptualization more in keeping with the social identity approach (Terry & Hogg 1996). I expected that the social identity approach to subjective norms would enhance its ability to predict intentions and be the basis of an effective physical activity intervention. Specifically, I expected that physical activity norms, when presented to women from members of a shared social identity would influence both intentions and behaviour.ii In the first study, I surveyed 214 women between the ages of 25 and 45 to obtain a list of the potential reference groups that would be relevant for young and midlife women. I asked women to list their self-characteristics and then to rate them on Simon's (1997) social self-categorisation index. I sorted the self-characteristics into types, and listed the frequency and social identity potential for each type. From the most frequently listed self-characteristic types, I found that the personality-based selfcharacteristics, such as strong independent woman, and spiritual caring woman, had more social identity potential, than the role-based self-characteristics, such as wife or professional. I used these personality-based self-characteristics as the basis for my intervention study.In the second study, I conducted a 3-month physical activity study based on the social identity approach to subjective norm. The intervention was for sedentary women (25 to 45 years), who engaged in less than 150 minutes of exercise per week. In two social identity conditions (SI), I conducted a social identity-based subjective norm manipulation. The first SI condition was for women (...

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“…[3][4][5][6] Previous work has shown that women living in rural areas cite environmental characteristics as barriers. 10 Our findings suggest that rural mothers also attribute internal forces to their barriers to participation in physical activity.…”

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“…1 In spite of public health efforts to promote physical activity, as many as one in four women do not engage in any physical activity. 2 Women's most commonly perceived barriers to physical activity are lack of time, [3][4][5][6] lack of support, 7 and lack of willpower. 7 One study suggested that mothers are at even higher risk for not getting enough activity than women without children because they have more barriers.…”

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Perceived Intrinsic Barriers to Physical Activity Among Rural Mothers

Adachi-Mejia

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MacKenzie

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Journal of Women's Health

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Background: The purpose of this study was to identify and determine the influence of perceived intrinsic barriers to physical activity among mothers living in rural areas. Methods: Mothers were identified through a study of child-parent dyads in the predominantly rural states of New Hampshire and Vermont. Using a telephone interview, we asked mothers (n ¼ 1691) about their level of physical activity and assessed eight potential barriers to physical activity. Data were analyzed using chi-square tests, t tests, and analysis of variance (ANOVA) comparisons for groups within each variable. We used multiple regression analysis to assess associations between perceived barriers to physical activity and self-reported levels of physical activity. Results: Each barrier was inversely associated with physical activity. Multivariate models that included terms for all potential barriers and covariates identified three barriers associated with lower levels of physical activity: lack of self-discipline, lack of time, and lack of interest. Conclusions: Rural mothers are less likely to be physically active if they identify lack of self-discipline, time, or interest as barriers, suggesting that they have difficulty prioritizing exercise for themselves. Interventions aimed at increasing physical activity for mothers should specifically consider these barriers. One possible solution may be to support infrastructure that facilitates active living as the default option, to remove the issue of having to purposefully engage in physical activity as a separate aspect of a mother's life.

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Incentives and Barriers to Physical Activity for Working Women

Cited by 67 publications

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Leisure-Time Physical Activity among University Students in Mauritius

Leisure-Time Physical Activity among University Students in Mauritius

Social identities in physical activity promotion for sedentary women

Perceived Intrinsic Barriers to Physical Activity Among Rural Mothers

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