A panel study of physical activity in Taiwanese youth: testing the revised health-promotion model

Fam Community Health. 2005 Apr-Jun;28(2):113-24. doi: 10.1097/00003727-200504000-00003.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adolescent Behavior / psychology
  • Attitude to Health
  • Educational Status
  • Female
  • Health Promotion*
  • Humans
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Male
  • Models, Psychological
  • Physical Fitness / psychology*
  • Self Efficacy
  • Sex Factors
  • Social Support
  • Taiwan