A panel study of physical activity in Taiwanese youth: testing the revised health-promotion model.
The rate of inactivity among young people in Taiwan remains high. However, few studies have explored physical activity patterns with a longitudinal approach in this population. Based on the revised health-promotion model, this study used 2-wave panel data to test a structural model of how individual characteristics, cognitions, and interpersonal influences predicted physical activity of Taiwanese adolescents. The findings suggest that gender, social support, modeling, self-efficacy, and perceived benefits and barriers to performing physical activity directly and indirectly influence the behavior of physical activity in Taiwanese adolescents. The hypothesized model explained 25% of the variance in physical activity. The implications for parents and policy are discussed.
Wu
Tsu-Yin
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School of Nursing, Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI 48197, USA. tywu@umich.edu
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Nola
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D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D001294:Attitude to Health; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010809:Physical Fitness / Q000523:psychology*; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012737:Sex Factors; D012944:Social Support; D013624:Taiwan