Abstract
Purpose
The current study aimed at exploring the differences in psychosocial variables by the stages of physical activity and identifying the relationship between physical activity and psychosocial variables among a random sample of older adults.
Methods
290 older adults in age over 65 years old (M = 68.56 years, SD = 4.39) were recruited from the S-district, Seoul. Stages of physical activity scale, self-efficacy scale, and decision balance scale were used to evaluate older adults’ physical activity and its related psychosocial variables. Results indicated that 70.7% of older adults are engaging in regular physical activity, and the physical activity distributions were not statistically significantly different by gender, education level, and cohabitation type. Meanwhile, in the psychosocial variables, self-efficacy and perceived pros differentiated older adults at different stages of physical activity.
Results
In addition, physical activity was significantly correlated with self-efficacy, perceived pros, and perceived cons. On a basis of correlation coefficients among each variable, regression analysis revealed that 53% of the total psychosocial variables accounted or physical activity (R2 = .53). Among the variables, in specific, self-efficacy (b = .66) had the strongest effect in explaining physical activity followed by perceived pros (b = .49).
Conclusion
The findings of this study can be utilized as baseline data for stressing psychosocial variables aimed at promoting physical activity.
The current study aimed at exploring the differences in psychosocial variables by the stages of physical activity and identifying the relationship between physical activity and psychosocial variables among a random sample of older adults.
Methods
290 older adults in age over 65 years old (M = 68.56 years, SD = 4.39) were recruited from the S-district, Seoul. Stages of physical activity scale, self-efficacy scale, and decision balance scale were used to evaluate older adults’ physical activity and its related psychosocial variables. Results indicated that 70.7% of older adults are engaging in regular physical activity, and the physical activity distributions were not statistically significantly different by gender, education level, and cohabitation type. Meanwhile, in the psychosocial variables, self-efficacy and perceived pros differentiated older adults at different stages of physical activity.
Results
In addition, physical activity was significantly correlated with self-efficacy, perceived pros, and perceived cons. On a basis of correlation coefficients among each variable, regression analysis revealed that 53% of the total psychosocial variables accounted or physical activity (R2 = .53). Among the variables, in specific, self-efficacy (b = .66) had the strongest effect in explaining physical activity followed by perceived pros (b = .49).
Conclusion
The findings of this study can be utilized as baseline data for stressing psychosocial variables aimed at promoting physical activity.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 89-99 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Journal of Sports Science and Health |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - Sep 2012 |