학술논문
Do the Individual, Social, and Environmental Correlates of Physical Activity Differ Between Urban and Rural Women?
Document Type
Article
Source
Subject
*PHYSICAL activity
*EXERCISE for women
*RURAL-urban relations
*EXERCISE
*DEMOGRAPHIC characteristics
*SELF-efficacy
*ECONOMICS
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Language
ISSN
0013-9165
Abstract
In this article, associations between individual, social, and environmental factors and physical activity among 3,669 women (18-45 years) living in socioeconomically disadvantaged urban and rural areas were compared. In 2007-2008, participants reported levels of leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) and transport-related physical activity (TRPA) as well as five individual, four social, and three environmental factors. Physical activity self- efficacy demonstrated stronger associations with LTPA among urban relative to rural women; child care was associated with LTPA and intentions with TRPA among urban women only, and enjoyment was associated with TRPA among rural women only. Correlates of physical activity among urban and rural women were generally similar, although some tailoring of physical activity promotion strategies may be warranted. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]