Social Cognitive Factors Associated With Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity In Perimenopausal and Postmenopausal Women

Abstract Background Physical activity has many health benefits for children and adolescents. However, the prevalence of physical inactivity in school-aged children and adolescents remains high in China. Many factors impact the levels of moderate and vigorous physical activity (MVPA) among students. This study investigated the factors associated with students’ MVPA levels and the determinants of changes in their MVPA behaviour. Methods This is a longitudinal study with a 12-month follow-up. The study samples were obtained from 2016 and 2017 Physical Activity and Fitness in China—The Youth Study, and they included 1597 students (aged 9–18 years) from 31 primary, junior high, and high schools in Ningxia Province. Factors related to the individual (Age, Sex, BMI and attitude to PA), school (school exercise facility, PE class, teacher support, PA time and PA environment) and neighbourhood (free skill training, sport events, sport organization, sport facility) factors were measured via questionnaire at baseline and after 12 months. Multiple logistic regression was performed to examine the factors that impact students’ MVPA level and the determinants of changes in students’ MVPA behaviour. Results There was no difference in students’ MVPA levels between 2016 and 2017. Boys were more physically active than girls at baseline (RR 1.55, 95% CI 1.10, 2.20). Neighbourhood factors associated students’ MVPA levels were significant, but all of these factors (neighbourhood sport events, organizations, facilities, etc.) were removed from the longitudinal model. Individual and school factors were important for students’ MVPA maintenance and positive development (e.g., gender, attitude, school PE class and PA time). Conclusions In conclusion, both neighbourhood and school factors may affect students’ MVPA, but school appears to plays a more critical role in maintaining and promoting students’ MVPA levels. In addition, individual factors may be more important than school and neighbourhood factors in influencing students’ MVPA levels. Our research demonstrates that students’ attitudes towards PA and school factors should be considered targets for future intervention programmes to promote MVPA. More education programmes may help enhance students’ attitudes towards PA, but more studies with large samples and objective assessments are needed to explore the determinants of MVPA.

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Ecological Momentary Assessment and Intervention in physical activity and well-being: Affective reactions, social-cognitive factors, and behaviors as determinants of physical activity and exercise

10.3389/978-2-88919-224-3 ◽

2014 ◽

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Ecological Momentary Assessment ◽

Social Cognitive ◽

Well Being ◽

Cognitive Factors ◽

Affective Reactions ◽

And Behaviors ◽

Physical Activity And Exercise ◽

Ecological Momentary ◽

Momentary Assessment

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Physical activity and parents of very young children: The role of beliefs and social‐cognitive factors

British Journal of Health Psychology ◽

10.1111/bjhp.12316 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 23 (4) ◽

pp. 782-803 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Eloise Cowie ◽

Katherine White ◽

Kyra Hamilton

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Young Children ◽

Social Cognitive ◽

Cognitive Factors ◽

Very Young Children

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Demographic and Social-Cognitive Factors Associated with Weight Loss in Overweight, Pre-diabetic Participants of the PREVIEW Study

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine ◽

10.1007/s12529-018-9744-x ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 25 (6) ◽

pp. 682-692 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Sylvia Hansen ◽

Maija Huttunen-Lenz ◽

Diewertje Sluik ◽

Jennie Brand-Miller ◽

Mathijs Drummen ◽

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Keyword(s):

Weight Loss ◽

Social Cognitive ◽

Cognitive Factors ◽

Factors Associated

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Factors associated with accelerometer measured movement behaviours among White British and South Asian children aged 6–8 years during school terms and school holidays

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025071 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (8) ◽

pp. e025071 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Liana Carmen Nagy ◽

Muhammad Faisal ◽

Maria Horne ◽

Paul Collings ◽

Sally Barber ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

South Asian ◽

Primary Schools ◽

Weight Status ◽

Vigorous Physical Activity ◽

Multilevel Modelling ◽

Normal Weight ◽

Obese Children ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Factors Associated

ObjectivesTo investigate factors associated with movement behaviours among White British (WB) and South Asian (SA) children aged 6–8 years during school terms and holidays.DesignCross-sectional.SettingThree primary schools from the Bradford area, UK.ParticipantsOne hundred and sixty WB and SA children aged 6–8 years.Primary and secondary outcomesSedentary behaviour (SB), light physical activity (LPA) and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) measured by accelerometry during summer, winter and spring and during school terms and school holidays. Data were analysed using multivariate mixed-effects multilevel modelling with robust SEs. Factors of interest were ethnicity, holiday/term, sex, socioeconomic status (SES), weight status, weekend/weekday and season.ResultsOne hundred and eight children (67.5%) provided 1157 valid days of data. Fifty-nine per cent of children were WB (n=64) and 41% (n=44) were SA. Boys spent more time in MVPA (11 min/day, p=0.013) compared with girls and SA children spent more time in SB (39 min, p=0.017) compared with WB children in adjusted models. Children living in higher SES areas were more sedentary (43 min, p=0.006) than children living in low SES areas. Children were more active during summer (15 min MVPA, p<0.001; 27 LPA, p<0.001) and spring (15 min MVPA, p=0.005; 38 min LPA, p<0.001) and less sedentary (−42 min and −53 min, p<0.001) compared with winter. Less time (8 min, p=0.012) was spent in LPA during school terms compared with school holidays. Children spent more time in MVPA (5 min, p=0.036) during weekend compared with weekdays. Overweight and obese children spent more time in LPA (21 min, p=0.021) than normal-weight children.ConclusionThe results of our study suggest that significant child level factors associated with movement behaviours are ethnicity, sex, weight-status and area SES. Significant temporal factors are weekends, school holidays and seasonality. Interventions to support health enhancing movement behaviours may need to be tailored around these factors.

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Are the factors associated with overweight/general obesity and abdominal obesity different depending on menopausal status?

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0245150 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (2) ◽

pp. e0245150

Author(s):

Jyu-Lin Chen ◽

Jia Guo ◽

Ping Mao ◽

Jundi Yang ◽

Shan Jiang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Postmenopausal Women ◽

Psychosocial Factors ◽

Abdominal Obesity ◽

Rural Women ◽

Menopausal Status ◽

Well Being ◽

General Obesity ◽

Factors Associated ◽

The Impact

Rapid modernization in China has impacted the daily lives and health of women, including a rise in obesity. However, little is known about the impact of menopausal status, behavior, and psychosocial factors on the risk of obesity for rural women in China. The aim of this study is to identify risk factors, including demographic information (education, family history of T2DM, menopausal status), obesity-related behavior, and psychosocial factors associated with overweight/general obesity and abdominal obesity. In a cross-sectional study design, participants had their weight, height, and waist circumference measured and completed questionnaires regarding family demographics, obesity-related health behaviors (physical activity, diet, sleep), and psychosocial information (stress, social support, and self-efficacy related to physical activity and healthy diet). A total of 646 women were included in this study; 46.6% were overweight/generally obese, and 48% had abdominal obesity. Postmenopausal women had a higher prevalence of general and central obesity. Regular physical activity decreased the risk for overweight/general obesity and abdominal obesity (OR = .41 and .31, respectively, p = .04) in premenopausal women. Postmenopausal women who had not breastfed their infants and reported moderate/high-stress had a higher risk for overweight/general obesity (OR = 3.93, and 2, respectively) and those who reported less than 6 hours of sleep per day increased their risk for abdominal obesity (OR = 2.08). Different factors associated with obesity were found in Chinese women, depending on menopausal status. Future studies should examine the impact of menopause on a woman’s risk for obesity, as well as develop tailored interventions to improve health, well-being and reduce the risk of obesity.

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Predicting Physical Activity in Arab American School Children

Journal of Teaching in Physical Education ◽

10.1123/jtpe.27.2.205 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 27 (2) ◽

pp. 205-219 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Jeffrey J. Martin ◽

Nate McCaughtry ◽

Bo Shen

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Social Cognitive ◽

Cognitive Theory ◽

Vigorous Physical Activity ◽

Arab American ◽

Regression Analyses ◽

Critical Variable ◽

American Children ◽

Children’S Physical Activity ◽

Valuable Role

Theoretically grounded research on the determinants of Arab American children’s physical activity is virtually nonexistent. Thus, the purpose of our investigation was to evaluate the ability of the theory of planned behavior (TPB) and social cognitive theory (SCT) to predict Arab American children’s moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA). Children (N = 348, ages 10–14) completed questionnaires assessing the TPB and SCT constructs as well as MVPA. Using multiple regression analyses we were able to account for 9% of the variance in MVPA. Based on standardized beta-weights, variance accounted for, and the significance of F change, we concluded that SCT variables were better predictors of MVPA compared with the TPB constructs. In particular, barrier self-efficacy was the most critical variable within SCT and supports the potentially valuable role that efficacy cognitions play in promoting MVPA in Arab American children.

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