Gender differences in exercise determinants.
To determine whether gender differences existed in the relationships among potential predictors of leisure-time physical activity (LTPA), a heuristic model of nine explanatory variables was tested with the responses of 146 men and 158 women randomly selected from middle- and upper-income census tracts of a midwestern city. The models for men and women did not differ significantly. The findings suggest interventions to increase LTPA participation that enhance health self-determinism and social influences on exercise and influence the negative attitudes toward exercise held by those who have poorer perceived health status, smoke, or are overweight.
Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL.
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D000328:Adult; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D015444:Exercise / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009042:Motivation; D009765:Obesity / Q000523:psychology; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000523:psychology; D012945:Social Values