Correlates of Leisure-Time Physical Activity in Korean Immigrant Women

This study describes the physical activity behavior of Korean immigrant women and examines the relationships among leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) behavior, background, and intrapersonal correlates of behavior in Korean immigrant women in the United States using a cross-sectional survey design...

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Published in:Western journal of nursing research 2008-08, Vol.30 (5), p.620-638
Main Authors: Choi, JiWon, Wilbur, JoEllen, Miller, Arlene, Szalacha, Laura, McAuley, Edward
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acculturation
Adult
Asian Americans - ethnology
Asian people
Attitude to Health - ethnology
Behavior
Cross-Sectional Studies
Depression
Depression - ethnology
Emigrants and Immigrants - psychology
Exercise
Exercise - psychology
Female
Health Behavior - ethnology
Humans
Korea - ethnology
Korean people
Leisure activities
Leisure Activities - psychology
Life Style - ethnology
Middle Aged
Midwestern United States
Models, Psychological
Noncitizens
Nursing
Nursing Methodology Research
Physical activity
Polls & surveys
Regression Analysis
Self Efficacy
Social Support
Surveys and Questionnaires
Women
Women - psychology
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Summary:This study describes the physical activity behavior of Korean immigrant women and examines the relationships among leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) behavior, background, and intrapersonal correlates of behavior in Korean immigrant women in the United States using a cross-sectional survey design. A convenience sample of Midwestern Korean immigrant women completed the long form of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire in Korean. Among the participants, 78% were physically active, meeting the Healthy People 2010 goal for physical activity when all physical activity behaviors were considered, whereas 23% met the goal when only LTPA was considered. Women who were older, did not have a child younger than 5, used environmental resources for physical activity, had lower depressive symptoms, and had higher confidence for overcoming exercise barriers were spent more time in LTPA. Accommodating those with young children, enhancing environmental resource use, and improving exercise self-efficacy are important considerations for interventions aimed at increasing LTPA in Korean immigrant women.
ISSN:0193-9459
1552-8456
DOI:10.1177/0193945907310645