ArticleJournal of midwifery & women's health
Racial/ethnic differences in midlife women's attitudes toward physical activity.
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- The Role of Family Social Networks in Cardiovascular Health Behaviors Among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2023Review
- Racial and ethnic differences in physical activity among mothers of young children: 2011-2018 NHANES.BMC women's health · 2023Article
- Within-person examination of the exercise intention-behavior gap among women in midlife with elevated cardiovascular disease risk.Psychology of sport and exercise · 2022Article
- Socioeconomic status is not associated with the delivery of care in people with diabetes but does modify HbA1c levels: An observational cohort study (Elzha-cohort 1).International journal of clinical practice · 2021Observational
- Assessing Physical Activity Behavior of Cancer Survivors by Race and Social Determinants of Health.International quarterly of community health education · 2019Article
- Context Matters: Examining Perceived Health and Fitness Outcomes of Physical Activity Participation Among South Korean Adults and Youth.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2018Article
- Exercise for Toxicity Management in Cancer-A Narrative Review.Oncology & hematology review · 2018Article
- Designing Culturally Relevant Physical Activity Programs for African-American Women: A Framework for Intervention Development.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2017Article
- Higher Motivation for Weight Loss in African American than Caucasian Rural Patients with Hypertension and/or Diabetes.Ethnicity & disease · 2016Article
- Ethnic Identity Attachment and Motivation for Weight Loss and Exercise Among Rural, Overweight, African-American Women.Clinical medicine insights. Women's health · 2016Article
- Barriers to Physical Activity Among African American Women: An Integrative Review of the Literature.Women & health · 2015Review
- Breasts as a perceived barrier to physical activity in Mexican women: A cross-sectional study.Women's health (London, England)Observational
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introductionWomen's racial/ethnic-specific attitudes toward physical activity have been pointed out as a plausible reason for their low participation rates in physical activity. However, very little is actually known about racial/ethnic commonalities and differences in midlife women's attitudes toward physical activity. The purpose of this study was to explore commonalities and differences in midlife women's attitudes toward physical activity among 4 major racial/ethnic groups in the United States (whites, Hispanics, African Americans, and Asians).
methodsThis was a secondary analysis of the qualitative data from a larger study that explored midlife women's attitudes toward physical activity. Qualitative data from 4 racial/ethnic-specific online forums among 90 midlife women were used for this study. The data were analyzed using thematic analysis, and themes reflecting commonalties and differences in the women's attitudes toward physical activity across the racial/ethnic groups were extracted.
resultsThe themes reflecting the commonalities were: 1) physical activity is good for health, 2) not as active as I could be, 3) physical activity was not encouraged, 4) inherited diseases motivated participation in physical activity, and 5) lack of accessibility to physical activity. The themes reflecting the differences were: 1) physical activity as necessity or luxury, 2) organized versus natural physical activity, 3) individual versus family-oriented physical activity, and 4) beauty ideal or culturally accepted physical appearance. DISCUSSION: Developing an intervention that could change the social influences and environmental factors and address the women's racial/ethnic-specific attitudes would be a priority in increasing physical activity of racial/ethnic minority midlife women.
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