Gender Differences in Osteoporosis Health Beliefs and Knowledge and Their Relation to Vigorous Physical Activity in University Students

Autor/inn/en	Gammage, Kimberley L.; Gasparotto, Jennifer; Mack, Diane E.; Klentrou, Panagiota
Titel	Gender Differences in Osteoporosis Health Beliefs and Knowledge and Their Relation to Vigorous Physical Activity in University Students
Quelle	In: Journal of American College Health, 60 (2012) 1, S.58-64 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0744-8481
DOI	10.1080/07448481.2011.570399
Schlagwörter	Physical Activities; Self Efficacy; Physical Activity Level; Gender Differences; Diseases; Case Studies; Knowledge Level; Beliefs; Prediction; Severity (of Disability); Exercise; Regression (Statistics); Health Behavior; Older Adults; College Students; Intervention + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Geschlechterkonflikt; Disease; Krankheit; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Wissensbasis; Belief; Glaube; Vorhersage; Schweregrad; Übung; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Älterer Erwachsener; Collegestudent
Abstract	Objective: The purpose of this cross-sectional investigation was to examine (1) gender differences in osteoporosis-related knowledge and beliefs and (2) if these beliefs could predict vigorous physical activity behavior in university students. Participants: Male (n = 176) and female (n = 351) university students participated in the study. Methods: Participants completed self-report measures of osteoporosis knowledge and health beliefs and vigorous physical activity. Results: Regardless of gender, osteoporosis knowledge was relatively poor. Women reported higher knowledge, perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, and calcium barriers, and lower exercise self-efficacy than men. Regression analyses showed that for women, perceived susceptibility, health motivation, and exercise self-efficacy predicted vigorous physical activity, whereas for men, exercise barriers was the only predictor. Conclusions: Gender differences in osteoporosis health beliefs appear to be greater in older adults than college-aged students. Interventions designed to increase vigorous physical activity may want to target different beliefs for men and women. (Contains 1 note and 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10