title: Why Women Sit: Determinants of Leisure Sitting Time for Working Women.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Sedentary behavior is associated with negative health consequences independent of physical activity levels. Evidence suggests the work environment promotes sedentary behavior regardless of sector, and that employees with occupations requiring longer sitting times differ only marginally in leisure sitting time from those with more active occupations. Because physical activity opportunities may be limited across many work settings, leisure sedentary time may be more easily replaced with physical activity. Understanding correlates of leisure sedentary behaviors could inform interventions, specifically for women who are among the least active in America.
  
  
  METHODS
  Female employees at two universities completed online surveys (n = 156; mean age, 45.12 [SD = 12.5]; mean BMI, 26.7 kg/m(2) [SD = 5.9]; mean work hours/week, 43.7 [SD = 9.4]). Bivariate correlations and two hierarchical regression analyses were conducted to examine personal and behavioral correlates of weekday and weekend leisure sitting time.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Final regression models revealed that greater weekday leisure sitting time (R(2) = 0.307) was related with being older (p = .006), having fewer children (p = .001), self-reporting poorer health (p = .006), and greater weekend sitting time (p < .001). Greater weekend leisure sitting time (R(2) = 0.261) was related with greater work-related sitting time (p = .020) and greater weekday leisure sitting time (p < .001). Physical activity was not related with weekday or weekend leisure sitting time.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The most prominent correlates of leisure sitting time were other types of sedentary behaviors. This suggests that sedentary time in one segment of life predicts time spent sitting in other areas of life. Future interventions should target decreasing sedentary behaviors during leisure time specifically, in addition to increasing physical activity behavior.
authors: Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation, Baylor University, Waco, Texas.
authors: Shana M
authors: SM
authors: Walsh
authors: Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation, Baylor University, Waco, Texas. Electronic address: Renee_Umstattd@baylor.edu.
authors: M Renée
authors: MR
authors: Umstattd Meyer
authors: Department of Educational Psychology, Baylor University, Waco, Texas.
authors: Andreas
authors: A
authors: Stamatis
authors: Department of Educational Psychology, Baylor University, Waco, Texas.
authors: Grant B
authors: GB
authors: Morgan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007899:Leisure Activities; D008875:Middle Aged; D016272:Occupational Health; D009790:Occupations; D011187:Posture; D012044:Regression Analysis; D057185:Sedentary Behavior; D057566:Self Report; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014931:Women, Working; D017132:Workplace; D055815:Young Adult