Abstract
This study identified correlates of attendance to a community-based exercise program in an African American church congregation. After medical clearance, 48 participants completed measures of social support, health-related quality of life, depression, exercise self-efficacy, and exercise motivation and then participated in an exercise program for 6 months (attendance rate = 27%). Age, a sense of affiliation as a motivator to exercise, and weekly caloric expenditure derived from yard work were positively associated with program attendance, and full- or Part-time employment was negatively associated with attendance. The authors concluded that exercise adherence is a complicated phenomenon that is influenced by a variety of environmental, personal, and social factors. Social factors, in particular, may be important in promoting adherence to an exercise program in African Americans.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 389-394 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| State | Published - Nov 2002 |
Keywords
- African Americans
- Community-based exercise
- Exercise
- Exercise adherence
- Health promotion
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Psychology
- Sociology and Political Science