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Correlates of college students' physical activity: cross-cultural differences.
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This study examined cross-cultural differences in personal and behavioral determinants of vigorous-intensity and moderate-intensity physical activity (PA) among college students living in distinctly different cultures, that is, the United States, Costa Rica, India, and South Korea. Participants of this study were recruited from randomly chosen public universities in the 4 countries during the 2006-2007 academic year. A total of 4685 students participated in the study (response rate 90%). Vigorous-intensity PA was measured by asking on how many of the past 7 days the participants participated in PA for at least 20 minutes that made them sweat or breathe hard. For moderate-intensity PA, participants were asked on how many of the past 7 days they participated in PA for at least 30 minutes that did not make them sweat or breathe hard. Findings indicate that whereas perceived overweight and fruit and vegetable consumption are relatively culture-free predictors of PA, gender and TV/video watching are culture-specific predictors. Binge drinking was not predictive of meeting the vigorous-intensity and moderate-intensity PA guidelines in any of the 4 countries.
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Author/s: Seo, Dong-Chul (DC); Torabi, Mohammad R (MR); Jiang, Nan (N); Fernandez-Rojas, Xinia (X); Park, Bock-Hee (BH);
Affiliation: Department of Applied Health Science, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA. seo(-atsign-)indiana.edu
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article
Journal: Asia-Pacific journal of public health / Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health (Asia Pac J Public Health), published in China. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2009-Oct; vol 21 (issue 4) : pp 421-32
Dates: Created 2009/09/28; Completed 2009/11/03;
PMID: 19661101, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/3/2009, IMS Date: )
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