Ethnicity as a moderator of the theory of planned behavior and physical activity in college students

Chris M. Blanchard; Janet Kupperman; Phil Sparling; Eric Nehl; Ryan E. Rhodes; Kerry S. Courneya; Frank Baker; Tiffany Hunt

doi:10.1080/02701367.2007.10599452

Ethnicity as a moderator of the theory of planned behavior and physical activity in college students

Chris M. Blanchard, Janet Kupperman, Phil Sparling, Eric Nehl, Ryan E. Rhodes, Kerry S. Courneya, Frank Baker, Tiffany Hunt

Medicine

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Most college students do not meet physical activity (PA) guidelines, and ethnic disparities exist. The present study examined the utility of the theory of planned behavior (TPB) in explaining PA intentions and behavior in black and white college students and whether any TPB relationships were moderated by ethnicity. Black (n = 170) and white (n = 180) students completed a baseline TPB questionnaire and PA assessment 2 weeks later. Hierarchical latent variable regression analyses showed that affective attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behavioral control (PBC) were significant predictors of intention for both ethnic groups, whereas the PBC-intention relationship was significantly stronger for white students. Intention significantly predicted PA for both ethnic groups. Furthermore, common and ethnic-specific beliefs were identified.

Idioma original	English
Páginas (desde-hasta)	531-541
Número de páginas	11
Publicación	Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
Volumen	78
N.º	5
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1080/02701367.2007.10599452
Estado	Published - dic. 2007

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Funding Information:
This project was supported by a Research Centers in Minority Institutions award, #G12RR03062, from the National Center for Research Resources, National Institutes of Health. The first author is supported by the Canada Research Chairs Program. The fifth author is a Michael Smith Scholar and CIHR New Investigator. The sixth author is supported by the Canada Research Chairs Program and a Research Team Grant from the National Cancer Institute of Canada (NCIC), with funds from the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) and the NCIC/CCS Sociobehavioral Cancer Research Network. Please address all correspondence concerning this article to Chris M. Blanchard, Dalhousie University, Department of Medicine, QEII Health Sciences Centre, Room 205 Centre for Clinical Research, 5790 University Avenue, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 1V7.

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Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Nephrology

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