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Physical activity correlates in young women with depressive symptoms : a qualitative study Azar, Denise, Ball, Kylie and Cleland, Verity J 2010, Physical activity correlates in young women with depressive symptoms : a qualitative study, International journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 1-11. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads ball-physicalactivitycorrelates-2010.pdf Published version application/pdf 237.51KB 49 Title Physical activity correlates in young women with depressive symptoms : a qualitative study Author(s) Azar, Denise Ball, Kylie Cleland, Verity J Journal name International journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity Volume number 7 Issue number 3 Start page 1 End page 11 Publisher BioMed Central Ltd. Place of publication London, England Publication date 2010-01 ISSN 1479-5868 Summary Background Young women are at high risk for developing depression and participation in physical activity may prevent or treat the disorder. However, the influences on physical activity behaviors of young women with depression are not well understood. The aim of this study was to gather in-depth information about the correlates of physical activity among young women with and without depressive symptoms. Methods A sample of 40 young women (aged 18-30 years), 20 with depressive symptoms (assessed using the CES-D 10) and 20 without depressive symptoms participated in one-on-one semi-structured interviews. A social-ecological framework was used, focusing on the individual, social and physical environmental influences on physical activity. Thematic analyses were performed on transcribed interview data. Results The results indicated several key themes that were unique to women with depressive symptoms. These women more often described negative physical activity experiences during their youth, more barriers to physical activity, participating in more spontaneous than planned activity, lower self-efficacy for physical activity and being influenced by their friends' and family's inactivity. Conclusions Interventions designed to promote physical activity in this important target group should consider strategies to reduce/overcome early life negative experiences, engage support from family and friends and plan for activity in advance. Language eng Field of Research 111706 Epidemiology Socio Economic Objective 920401 Behaviour and Health HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2010, The Authors Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30031419 Document type: Journal Article Collections: School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 01 Dec 2010, 12:31:06 EST Fri, 03 Dec 2010, 13:56:34 EST Fri, 03 Dec 2010, 13:57:43 EST Fri, 03 Dec 2010, 14:03:47 EST Thu, 16 Jun 2011, 13:22:44 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 4 times in TR Web of Science Cited 7 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 264 Abstract Views, 49 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 01 Dec 2010, 12:31:03 EST by Jane Moschetti

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