An Examination of Triple Jeopardy in Rural Youth Physical Activity Participation

Autor/inn/en	Shores, Kindal A.; Moore, Justin B.; Yin, Zenong
Titel	An Examination of Triple Jeopardy in Rural Youth Physical Activity Participation
Quelle	In: Journal of Rural Health, 26 (2010) 4, S.352-360 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0890-765X
DOI	10.1111/j.1748-0361.2010.00301.x
Schlagwörter	Rural Youth; Physical Activities; Self Efficacy; Physical Activity Level; Health Promotion; Health Behavior; Child Health; Predictor Variables; Correlation; Social Environment; Questionnaires; Rural Areas; Elementary School Students; Secondary School Students; Community Resources; Recreational Facilities; Social Support Groups; Georgia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rural area; Rural areas; Youth; Ländlicher Raum; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Prädiktor; Korrelation; Soziales Umfeld; Fragebogen; Sekundarschüler; Freizeiteinrichtung; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung
Abstract	Purpose: Chances for a healthy life are not equally distributed across society. Instead, genetic, social, and environmental factors help determine the probability that a child will be healthy and active. We investigate the probability that youth will be physically active by examining 3 consistent correlates of physical activity. The individual and interaction effects of self-efficacy, social support, and access to physical activity areas are used to predict rural youth physical activity participation. We hypothesize that youth lacking all 3 activity supports will be in "triple jeopardy" for physical activity participation. Methods: Data were collected using a researcher-administered questionnaire with 147 youth in 2004. Youth ages 9-18 were enrolled in grades 4, 7, and 11 in 2 diverse rural counties in Georgia. Findings: Overall, a greater number of disadvantageous statuses were related to a lower probability of physical activity participation. Low self-efficacy, low social support, and no access to physical activity areas were related to lower levels of physical activity participation among rural youth. These variables exerted a stronger impact when factors were allowed to interact than when their isolated effects were summed. Conclusions: This study assessed correlates of physical activity among rural youth. These investigations, while scarce, can help identify subgroups of the population that may need to be targeted for intervention. Findings indicate that lived experience of youth (captured by the interaction of physical activity correlates) may be critical for understanding patterns of active and sedentary living. (As Provided).
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