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Mei-Wei Chang1, Carolyn Gunther1, Lisa K Militello1
1College of Nursing, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
Purpose:
Investigate the associations between psychosocial factors and physical activity.
Design:
Secondary data analysis utilizing baseline data of a large-scale community-based randomized controlled lifestyle behavior intervention.
Setting:
The Special Supplemental Program for Women, Infants, and Children in Michigan, USA.
Subjects:
Low-income overweight or obese mothers with young children (N = 740, 65% response rate).
Measures:
Survey data were collected via phone interview. Predictors included self-efficacy, autonomous motivation, emotional coping, and social support. Self-reported leisure physical activity was the outcome variable. Covariates were age, race, smoking, employment, education, body mass index, and postpartum status.
Analysis:
A multiple linear regression model was applied.
Results:
Self-efficacy (β = .32, 95% CI = .11, .52, P = .003) and autonomous motivation (β = .10, 95% CI = .03, .17, P = .005) were positively associated with physical activity. However, emotional coping and social support were not associated with physical activity.
Conclusion:
Future research should examine the longitudinal association of key psychosocial factors with physical activity.
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