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Coping With Barriers to Vigorous Physical Activity During Transition to University

Abstract

This study examined barriers to vigorous physical activity (VPA) among 132 students transitioning from high school to the first year of a university. An ecological framework was used to classify barriers, and coping self-efficacy (CSE) and task self-efficacy (TSE) were investigated as predictors of VPA. Consistent with population data, 47% of the sample failed to meet national recommendations for VPA. Participants most often cited …

Authors

Gyurcsik NC; Bray SR; Brittain DR

Journal

Family & Community Health, Vol. 27, No. 2, pp. 130–142

Publisher

Wolters Kluwer

Publication Date

2004

DOI

10.1097/00003727-200404000-00006

ISSN

0160-6379