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- Title
A Study on Exercise Performance and Its Relating Factors in Middle-aged Women.
- Authors
Oh Sung-Jae; Kim Jeung-Im; Chae Young-Ran
- Abstract
Purpose: This study was done to identify practical exercise performance and to define the factors related to exercise performance in middle-aged women. Methods: The researchers collected data from 206 middle-aged women, ages 40 to 59. The measurements used were a scale for degree of exercise performance, and self-efficacy scale, affect, perceived barriers and benefits related exercise, body-shape perception, and the youngest child's education stage. The data were analyzed with SPSS/WIN 17.0 and SAS program using t-test, ANOVA, and stepwise multiple regression. Results: Exercise performance showed significant differences according to body-shape perception (F=5.45, p<.01), the youngest child's education stage (F=4.44, p<.05). Exercise performance had a significant strong positive relation with self-efficacy (r=.616), a moderate relation with self-rated health (r=.428) and with affect related exercise (r=.519), a mild relation with perceived benefits (r=.339) and with social support (r=.239), and a negative mild relation with perceived barriers (r=-.330) with 99% significance. Self-efficacy, affect, perceived barriers, and the youngest child's education stage explained 46.4% of a variance in exercise performance in middle-aged women. The factor most influencing was self-efficacy related exercise at 37.9% of the variance. Conclusion: We can conclude that self-efficacy, affect, perceived barriers, and the youngest child's education stage should be considered as important factors for developing program of middle-aged women.
- Subjects
EXERCISE; EXERCISE for middle-aged women; PERFORMANCE; CHILDREN of older parents; SELF-efficacy
- Publication
Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing, 2010, Vol 16, Issue 4, p348
- ISSN
1225-9543
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4069/kjwhn.2010.16.4.348