Lack of time for physical activity:: Perception or reality for African American and Hispanic women?

被引:41
作者
Heesch, KC
Mâsse, LC
机构
[1] Univ Oklahoma, Dept Hlth & Sport Sci, Norman, OK 73019 USA
[2] NCI, Div Canc Control & Populat Sci, Hlth Promot Res Branch, Behav Res Program, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
关键词
exercise; correlates; health promotion; barriers;
D O I
10.1300/j013v39n03_04
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Lack of time is a well-known barrier to physical activity. It is not known, however, whether this barrier reflects actual time commitments. This study examined time commitments of women and assessed the relationship between time commitments and perceived lack of time for physical activity. Participants were 249 African American and Hispanic women, aged 45 to 70 years. These women devoted much of their time to their responsibilities as workers, housekeepers, mothers and wives. They also spent 28 hours per week in sedentary leisure-time activity. Actual time commitments did not predict perceived lack of time for physical activity. These findings can be used to address the misperceptions of women about time available to them for physical activity.
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