The Role of Physical Activity-Related Health Competence and Leisure-Time Physical Activity for Physical Health and Metabolic Syndrome

A Structural Equation Modeling Approach for German Office Workers

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15480214
AutoresSabine Blaschke (0000-0002-6163-2744, Technical University of Munich, autor de correspondencia), Johannes Carl (0000-0001-7393-0450, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg), Jan Ellinger (0000-0003-2121-4158, Technical University of Munich), Ulrich Birner (0000-0001-8241-7296, Siemens (Germany)), Filip Me (0000-0002-9506-524X, Technical University of Munich)
Año2021
Volumen18
Número19
Páginas10153-10153
Fecha de publicación2021-09-27
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditorialMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph181910153
PMID34639454
OpenAlexW3201827381
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas70

Office workers (OWs) are prone to insufficient physical activity (PA), which increases their risk of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and impaired physical health. The Physical Activity-related Health Competence (PAHCO) model holds the potential to facilitate a healthy physically active lifestyle. Therefore, in this study, we investigate the interplay between PAHCO, leisure-time PA, physical health, and MetS in OWs in Germany. In a cross-sectional study, OWs ( N = 316, 25% female) completed self-report questionnaires along with an occupational health checkup to examine their Metabolic Syndrome Severity Score (MetSSS) values. Structural equation modeling indicated a strong positive association between PAHCO and leisure-time PA and a small positive association with physical health. PAHCO showed a considerable negative association with the MetSSS. Leisure-time PA was a positive mediator for the PAHCO-physical health association but was not a significant mediator for the association between PAHCO and the MetSSS. These findings underscore the importance of PAHCO in the context of leisure-time PA, physical health, and MetS in OWs. Furthermore, our findings highlight the health-enhancing value of the qualitative aspects of PA, such as motivational and volitional components in PA participation, with respect to physical health and MetS

Competence (human resources · Environmental health · Geography · German · Leisure time · Occupational safety and health · Physical activity · Physical therapy · Statistics · Structural equation modeling · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Mathematics · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Physical Activity and Health · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology