title: Cultural factors in exercise participation of older adults.
abstract: Participation motives were investigated in 81 Australian-born and 42 overseas-born older Australians (M age = 67.8 yr.) involved in community-organised exercise programs. Australians born overseas scored significantly higher on factors of Affiliation/Personal, Recognition/Achievement, and Exercise Involvement of the Participation Motivation Questionnaire but not on Fitness.
authors.affiliation: School of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Kirkby
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Kolt
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Habel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001315:Australia; D003469:Culture; D004641:Emigration and Immigration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015444:Exercise / Q000523:psychology*; D015438:Health Behavior / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D010809:Physical Fitness