title: Social-ecological factors of leisure-time physical activity in Black adults.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To develop and test an explicative model of leisure-time physical activity (LTPA), including 6 selected contributory factors: self-efficacy, self-regulation, social support, perceived physical environment, outcome-expectancy value, and policy beliefs.
  
  
  METHODS
  A social-ecological model of LTPA using the structural equation modeling technique was estimated in a regional, church-going sample of 649 African Americans.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results indicated this model is good fit to the data. LTPA was associated with self-regulation and gender directly  (P<.05) and social support, self-efficacy, perceived access to LTPA facilities, and positive outcome-expectancy value indirectly (P<.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Multitiered interventions considering cultural relevance are recommended to improve LTPA engagement.
authors.affiliation: Prevention Research Branch, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development, Bethesda, MD, USA. likaigang@gmail.com
authors.forename: Kaigang
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Dong-Chul
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: Mohammad R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Torabi
authors.forename: Chao-Ying J
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Noy S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Kay
authors.forename: Lloyd J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Kolbe
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D007196:Indiana; D007899:Leisure Activities; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009043:Motor Activity; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012931:Social Environment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult