ArticlePreventing chronic disease2006
Perceived barriers to walking for physical activity.
Article in Preventing chronic disease, 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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- Examining variations in perceived barriers and self-efficacy for physical activity among adults in underserved communities.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2026Article
- Urban Blue Spaces as Therapeutic Landscapes: "A Slice of Nature in the City".International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Children should be seen and also heard: an explorative qualitative study into the influences on children's choice of footwear, their perception of comfort and the language they use to describe footwear experiences.Journal of foot and ankle research · 2021Article
- Inequities and inequalities in outdoor walking groups: a scoping review.Public health reviews · 2020Article
- Walking for health during pregnancy: A literature review and considerations for future research.Journal of sport and health science · 2019Review
- Perceived barriers to healthy lifestyle from the parental perspective of overweight and obese students.Journal of education and health promotion · 2019Article
- Developing Point-of-Decision Prompts to Encourage Airport Walking: The Walk to Fly Study.Journal of physical activity & health · 2016Article
- Perceived Barriers to Weight loss Programs for Overweight or Obese Women.Health promotion perspectives · 2013Article
- Physical activity patterns of American Indian and Alaskan Native people living in Alaska and the Southwestern United States.American journal of health promotion : AJHPArticle
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Abstract
introductionAlthough the health benefits of walking for physical activity have received increasing research attention, barriers specific to walking are not well understood. In this study, questions to measure barriers to walking for physical activity were developed and tested among college students. The factor structure, test-retest and internal consistency reliability, and discriminant and criterion validity of the perceived barriers were evaluated.
methodsA total of 305 undergraduate students participated. Participants had a mean age (+/- SD) of 20.6 (+/- 3.02) years, and 70.3% were female. Participants responded to a questionnaire assessing barriers specific to walking for physical activity. Perceived barriers to vigorous exercise, walking for transportation and recreation, and participation in lifestyle activities (such as taking the stairs instead of the elevator) were also assessed. Subsamples completed the walking barriers instrument a second time after 5 days in order to determine test-retest reliability (n = 104) and wore an accelerometer to measure moderate-intensity physical activity (n = 85).
resultsFactor analyses confirmed the existence of three factors underlying the perceived barriers to walking questions: appearance (four items), footwear (three items), and situation (three items). Appearance and situational barriers demonstrated acceptable reliability, discriminant validity, and relations with physical activity criteria. After we controlled for barriers to vigorous exercise, appearance and situational barriers to walking explained additional variation in objectively-measured moderate physical activity.
conclusionThe prediction of walking for physical activity, especially walking that is unstructured and spontaneous, may be improved by considering appearance and situational barriers. Assessing barriers specific to walking may have important implications for interventions targeting walking as means for engaging in physical activity.
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