Motivation beliefs, emotions, leisure time physical activity, and sedentary behavior in university students: A full longitudinal model of mediation

Background: The authors analyzed time trends and sociodemographic inequalities in different physical activity and sedentary behavior domains between 2003 and 2019. Methods: A secondary analysis of data from 5 cross-sectional Brazilian epidemiological surveys (World Health Survey—2003, National Household Sample Survey—2008/2015, and Brazilian Health Survey—2013/2019) conducted among a nationally representative sample of Brazilian adults. The authors used data on different domains of physical activity (leisure, commute, total transport, and total physical activity) and sedentary behavior (TV viewing and other types of screens) that were available in the different surveys. Gender, age group, country region, ethnicity, type of area and city, and quintiles of income and educational achievement were used as sociodemographic correlates. Results: The prevalence of leisure-time physical activity increased over time (2008: 7.0% vs 2019: 26.5%). There was also an increased trend of social inequality in leisure-time physical activity. A trend of reduction was observed for active commuting (2008: 35.0% vs 2019: 21.8%), while total transport physical activity was stable (2013: 49.5% vs 2019: 49.6%). Directions of findings were opposite for sedentary behavior, with reduced trend for >3 hours per day of TV viewing (2008: 34.8% vs 2019: 21.8%) and increased trend for >3 hours per day of other types of screen time (2008: 6.4% vs 2019: 22.2%). Conclusion: A positive trend exists in leisure-time physical activity, but there was also an increase in social inequalities for physical activity in Brazil.

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Association between leisure-time physical activity and sedentary behavior with cardiometabolic health in the ELSA-Brasil participants

SAGE Open Medicine ◽

10.1177/2050312119827089 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 ◽

pp. 205031211982708 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Francisco José Gondim Pitanga ◽

Sheila Maria Alvim Matos ◽

Maria da Conceição C. Almeida ◽

Ana Luísa Patrão ◽

Maria del Carmen Bisi Molina ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Sedentary Behavior ◽

Screen Time ◽

Leisure Time ◽

Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽

Sitting Time ◽

Cardiometabolic Health ◽

Adult Health ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Low Levels

Objectives: To assess associations, both individually and in combination, between leisure-time physical activity and sedentary behavior, and cardiometabolic health. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 13,931 civil servants participating in the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil). Leisure-time physical activity was analyzed using the leisure-time domain of the long-form International Physical Activity Questionnaire, while questions related to cumulative sitting time and leisure-based screen time on a weekday and on one day on the weekend were used to establish sedentary behavior. Data analysis was performed using multivariate logistic regression. Results: Following adjustment for confounding variables, high levels of leisure-time physical activity and low levels of sedentary behavior were both associated with favorable cardiometabolic health markers in both genders. When these two factors were analyzed in conjunction, taking the combination of low levels of leisure-time physical activity and high levels of sedentary behavior as the reference, the inverse associations with cardiometabolic variables became even more significant. Conclusion: High levels of leisure-time physical activity and low levels of sedentary behavior were both inversely associated with the cardiometabolic variables analyzed; however, the two variables when evaluated in conjunction appear to produce more consistent associations, particularly when sedentary behavior is evaluated according to leisure-based screen time.

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Leisure-Time Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior and Their Cross-Sectional Associations with Excessive Daytime Sleepiness in the French SU.VI.MAX-2 Study

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine ◽

10.1007/s12529-015-9501-3 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 23 (2) ◽

pp. 143-152 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Roland M. Andrianasolo ◽

Mehdi Menai ◽

Pilar Galan ◽

Serge Hercberg ◽

Jean-Michel Oppert ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Sedentary Behavior ◽

Excessive Daytime Sleepiness ◽

Daytime Sleepiness ◽

Leisure Time ◽

Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽

Cross Sectional

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Reasons and Barriers for University Students’ Leisure-Time Physical Activity: Moderating Effect of Health Education

Perceptual and Motor Skills ◽

10.1177/0031512519869089 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 126 (6) ◽

pp. 1084-1100 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Saulius Sukys ◽

Vida J. Cesnaitiene ◽

Arunas Emeljanovas ◽

Brigita Mieziene ◽

Irena Valantine ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Health Education ◽

University Students ◽

Leisure Time ◽

Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽

Survey Method ◽

Physically Active ◽

Health Related ◽

Fitness And Health ◽

The Relationship

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between health education and motives and barriers for university students’ engagement in leisure-time physical activity (PA). The research sample included 709 students (312 females and 397 males) in different years of study, ranging in age between 18-25 years. A questionnaire survey method revealed a significant positive relationship between fitness and health motives and students’ leisure-time PA. External barriers were negative predictors of students’ leisure-time PA, while more health education-related courses per week were positively associated with students’ leisure-time PA. Finally, we found that the number of health education-related courses per week moderated the relationship between fitness and health motives and students’ leisure-time PA. These findings suggest that university students’ fitness and health motives and external barriers to be physically active outweigh other motives and barriers in determining their leisure-time PA. In addition, health education in university studies can effectively increase students’ health-related motivation for PA.

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