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Title:
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Perceived Barriers to Physical Activity and Related Factors in Spanish University Students
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Author:
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Martínez-Lemos, Rodolfo Iván; Puig Ribera, Anna; García-García, Oscar
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Universitat de Vic. Facultat d'Educació, Traducció i Ciències Humanes |
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify the influence of readiness of change for physical
activity (PA), sociodemographic factors, lifestyle and physical activity status (PAS) on perceived
barriers among Spanish university students. Participants: Seven hundred and seventy two
(n = 772) men and women ages 17 - 39 at a north-west regional university in Spain participated in
the study. Methods: The International Physical Activity Questionnaire, the States of Change for
Physical Activity Behaviour Questionnaire and the Self-perceived Barriers for Physical Activity
Questionnaire were used. Description, correlation and multiple regression analyses were completed.
Results: Participants self-perceived low average-score barriers (2.6 ± 1.4 over 10.0). The
3-higher scores barriers corresponded to “too much work”; “lack of time for exercise” and “laziness”.
Gender, PAS and self-perceived health were shown to be associated with perceived barriers.
Conclusions: University institutions should consider those factors that predict barriers to PA to
develop effective intervention programs. |
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-Exercici -- Mesurament |
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Aquest document està subjecte a aquesta llicència Creative Commons
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
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Document type:
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Article
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Scientific Research Publishing
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