scholarly journals Barriers and Facilitators to Leisure Physical Activity in Children: A Qualitative Approach Using the Socio-Ecological Model

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (9) ◽  
pp. 3033 ◽  
Author(s):  
María Martínez-Andrés ◽  
Raquel Bartolomé-Gutiérrez ◽  
Beatriz Rodríguez-Martín ◽  
María Jesús Pardo-Guijarro ◽  
Miriam Garrido-Miguel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Ecological Model ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Barriers And Facilitators ◽  
Physical Activity Participation ◽  
Activity Participation ◽  
Time Data ◽  
Perceived Safety ◽  
Leisure Physical Activity

Despite the benefits of engaging in physical activity during their leisure time, children do not meet the recommendations on physical activity. Following the socio-ecological model as a theoretical framework, the aim of this study was to determine the barriers and facilitators that influence physical activity participation in children’s leisure time. Data collection was conducted through focus groups and individual drawings in a sample of 98 eight- to eleven-year-olds from six schools in Cuenca (Spain). Following the socio-ecological model, individual characteristics (age and sex), as well as the microsystem (parents and friends), mesosystem (timing and out-of-school schedule) and exosystem (safety and weather) influence physical activity participation. The relationships between these levels of the socio-ecological model reveal that opportunities for leisure physical activity are determined by children’s schedules. This schedule is negotiated by the family and is influenced by parents’ worries and necessities. This is the main barrier to physical activity participation due to the creation of more restrictive, sedentary schedules, especially for girls. Our results show the elements required to develop successful strategies to increase physical activity opportunities, namely, focusing on giving children the opportunity to choose activities, raising parents’ awareness of the importance of physical activity and improving the perceived safety of parks, taking into consideration the gender perspective.

Perceived Barriers to and Benefits of Physical Activity among Black and White Women

1998 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arlene E. Hall
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
White Women ◽  
Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Activity Participation ◽  
Activity Participation ◽  
Lower Income ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Black And White

This study is an examintion of the effects of race and income on leisure-time physical activity among women (n = 116). Perceived benefits of and barriers to participating in leisure-time physical activity were also compared. A regression model utilizing social cognitive variables was used to explore factors which may predict physical activity participation. No significant differences emerged between the groups regarding the amount of physical activity they reported either by race or socioeconomic status. Time expenditure emerged significantly different by race (p < .001) and income (p < .000); middle-income women reported time as a barrier more than lower-income women and Whites were likelier to report time as a barrier more than Blacks. Middle-income women perceived greater (p < .01) physical performance benefits from exercise than lower-income women. Social interaction, time expenditure, and body mass index were the strongest predictors of physical activity. The data and findings could be useful for increaseing our understanding of economic and racial disparities in physical activity participation and garnish information for use in constructing interven programs.

Determinants of Leisure Time Physical Activity Participation Among Latina Women

2008 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 429-447 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maya A. Skowron ◽  
Monika Stodolska ◽  
Kimberly J. Shinew
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Activity Participation ◽  
Activity Participation ◽  
Latina Women

scholarly journals Predictors of School Students’ Leisure-Time Physical Activity: An Extended Trans-Contextual Model Using Bayesian Path Analysis

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juho J. Polet ◽  
Jekaterina Schneider ◽  
Mary Hassandra ◽  
Taru Lintunen ◽  
Arto Laukkanen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Social Cognition ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽  
Autonomous Motivation ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Physical Activity Participation ◽  
Activity Participation ◽  
School Students ◽  
Contextual Model

Abstract Background: The trans-contextual model has been applied to identify the determinants of leisure-time physical activity participation in secondary school students. In the current study, the trans-contextual model was extended to include additional constructs that represent non-conscious, implicit processes that lead to leisure-time physical activity participation alongside the motivational and social cognition constructs from the model. The current study used baseline and follow-up data from an intervention study to test the extended model.Methods:The current study adopted a two-wave prospective design. Secondary-school students (N = 502) completed measures of perceived autonomy support from physical education (PE) teachers, autonomous motivation in PE and leisure-time contexts, social cognition constructs (attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control), intentions, trait self-control, habits, and past behavior all in a leisure-time physical activity context. Five weeks later, students (N = 298) completed a follow-up self-report measure of their leisure-time physical activity.Results: Bayesian path analyses supported two key premises of the model: perceived autonomous support predicted autonomous motivation in PE, and autonomous motivation in PE predicted autonomous motivation in leisure time. However, while both forms of autonomous motivation predicted social cognition constructs and intentions, they did not predict leisure-time physical activity participation. Trait self-control, attitudes, and past behavior were direct predictors of intentions and leisure-time physical activity participation. Specifying informative priors for key model relations using Bayesian analysis yielded greater precision for some of the estimates.Conclusions: Findings raise some questions on the efficacy of the original trans-contextual model, but highlight the value of extending the model to incorporate additional constructs representing non-conscious processes.

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