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Determinants of engagement in leisure-time physical activity
— dialogue with senior athletes | | Author(s) | Naoko Yamada, Jinmoo Heo |
| Journal title | Canadian Journal on Aging, vol 35, no 4, December 2016 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, December 2016 |
| Pages | pp 513-525 |
| Source | journals.cambridge.org/cjg |
| Keywords | Exercise ; Athletics ; 50-59 age group ; Participation ; Attitude ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The Senior Games in the United States are amateur athletic competitions for the over 50s, offering an opportunity for older adults to engage in physical activity. This article looked at factors determining whether older adults engage in the Senior Games and related leisure-time physical activity through examining their salient beliefs. The study conducted 10 in-depth interviews with older adults who have participated in the said games. Underpinned by the planned behaviour theory's framework, the research explored three types of beliefs: advantages and disadvantages (behavioural beliefs), social support and pressure (normative beliefs), and facilitators and impediments (control beliefs). Interview respondents were found to engage in the Senior Games and related physical activity to the extent that they associated various intangible advantages with the games and valued psychological satisfaction. They viewed their peers and families as supporting and approving of their engagement and recognised the physical capabilities required, and structural constraints necessary, to engage in the games and related activity. With these findings, pertinent beliefs can be combined with interventions designed to encourage leisure-time physical activities by older adults. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-170224230 A |
| Classmark | CEA: HU: BBB: TMB: DP: 7T |
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