Understanding physical activity behavior of Chinese female college students with/without vulnerable conditions: a theory of planned behavior perspective.

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  • Author(s): Zhang X;Zhang X; Gu X; Gu X; Keller J; Keller J; Chen Q; Chen Q
  • Source:
    Women & health [Women Health] 2019 Sep; Vol. 59 (8), pp. 907-920. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Feb 07.
  • Publication Type:
    Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: Routledge Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 7608076 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1541-0331 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 03630242 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Women Health Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: Philadelphia : Routledge
      Original Publication: Old Westbury, N. Y., Biological Sciences Program, State Univ. of New York, College at Old Westbury.
    • Subject Terms:
      Intention*; Asian People/*psychology ; Exercise/*psychology ; Health Behavior/*ethnology ; Students/*psychology; Adult ; Asian People/statistics & numerical data ; China ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Female ; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice ; Healthy Volunteers ; Humans ; Psychological Theory ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Universities ; Young Adult
    • Abstract:
      Guided by the theory of planned behavior (TPB), this study examined the relationships between three constructs of TPB (attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control [PBC]) and physical activity intention and behavior among Chinese female college students, and evaluated whether the relationships differed between healthy and vulnerable individuals within this population. Participants included 436 female college students (301 healthy and 135 vulnerable; Mean age = 19.24 years; SD = 0.97 years) recruited from five universities in China, and the data collection was completed in Fall 2015. Path analysis supported the direct and indirect relations of TPB constructs to physical activity intention and behavior among female college students, and the path model was invariant across the two groups. The vulnerable group reported significantly lower attitude, subjective norm, intention, and physical activity behavior than the healthy group but not for PBC. These findings suggest fostering positive attitudes and intention toward physical activity are important among Chinese female college students, regardless of their health status.
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: Theory of planned behavior; female college students; health status; physical activity
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20190208 Date Completed: 20200622 Latest Revision: 20221207
    • Publication Date:
      20231215
    • Accession Number:
      10.1080/03630242.2019.1567647
    • Accession Number:
      30727853