A Panel Study of Physical Activity in Taiwanese Youth

Testing the Revised Health-Promotion Model

Bibliographic Data

ID13855575
AuthorsT Y Wu (0000-0003-0751-8884, Eastern Michigan University, corresponding author), Tsu-Yin Wu, Nola J Pender, Nola Pender
Year2005
Volume28
Issue2
Pages113-124
Publication date2005-04-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueFamily & Community Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0160-6379 • E-ISSN: 1550-5057
PublisherLippincott Williams & Wilkins (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1097/00003727-200504000-00003
PMID15778625
OpenAlexW1989413662
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited31

The rate of inactivity among young people in Taiwan remains high. However, few studies have explored physical activity patterns with a longitudinal approach in this population. Based on the revised health-promotion model, this study used 2-wave panel data to test a structural model of how individual characteristics, cognitions, and interpersonal influences predicted physical activity of Taiwanese adolescents. The findings suggest that gender, social support, modeling, self-efficacy, and perceived benefits and barriers to performing physical activity directly and indirectly influence the behavior of physical activity in Taiwanese adolescents. The hypothesized model explained 25% of the variance in physical activity. The implications for parents and policy are discussed

Developmental psychology · Environmental health · Interpersonal communication · Longitudinal study · Physical activity · Population · Promotion (chess · Structural equation modeling · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Physical Activity and Health · Psychology · Social Psychology

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