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Do the individual, social, and environmental correlates of physical activity differ between urban and rural women?

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posted on 2012-05-01, 00:00 authored by Verity Cleland, Kylie BallKylie Ball, A King, David CrawfordDavid Crawford
In this article, associations between individual, social, and environmental factors and physical activity among 3,669 women (18-45 years) living in socioeconomically disadvantaged urban and rural areas were compared. In 2007-2008, participants reported levels of leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) and transport-related physical activity (TRPA) as well as five individual, four social, and three environmental factors. Physical activity self- efficacy demonstrated stronger associations with LTPA among urban relative to rural women; child care was associated with LTPA and intentions with TRPA among urban women only, and enjoyment was associated with TRPA among rural women only. Correlates of physical activity among urban and rural women were generally similar, although some tailoring of physical activity promotion strategies may be warranted.

History

Journal

Environment and behavior

Volume

44

Issue

3

Pagination

350 - 373

Publisher

Sage Publications

Location

Thousand Oaks, Calif.

ISSN

0013-9165

eISSN

1552-390X

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2012, Sage