TY - JOUR
T1 - A prospective study on changes of cognitions, interpersonal influences, and physical activity in Taiwanese youth
AU - Wu, Tsu Yin
AU - Jwo, Jun Ling
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by a Faculty Research Fellowship and the Graduate Studies and Research Support Fund at Eastern Michigan University. The authors wish to thank David Ronis, Laura Klem, and Brady West for their assistance with the data analysis, Linda Orgain for editing the manuscript, and Yi-Liang Chou, Guai-Di Liao, Liang-Tsai Wen, and Yu-Ling Tsai for assistance with data collection. Please address all correspondence concerning this article to Tsu-Yin Wu, School of Nursing, Eastern Michigan University, 328 Marshall, Ypsilanti, MI 48197.
PY - 2005/3
Y1 - 2005/3
N2 - The decline of physical activity during adolescence is not well understood. This prospective study followed 969 Taiwanese students from eighth to ninth grade and examined their physical activity-related cognitions, interpersonal influences, and behavior of physical activity across the grade transition. Gender differences were found in the effects of the grade transition on physical activity and its related cognitions. The correlation coefficients showed moderate tracking for physical activity, cognitions, and interpersonal influences for both genders. The results also indicated that cognitions are more stable than behavior. The present study provides evidence of the decline in physical activity in Taiwanese youth across the grade transition as well as gender differences in the variables cognitions and interpersonal influences.
AB - The decline of physical activity during adolescence is not well understood. This prospective study followed 969 Taiwanese students from eighth to ninth grade and examined their physical activity-related cognitions, interpersonal influences, and behavior of physical activity across the grade transition. Gender differences were found in the effects of the grade transition on physical activity and its related cognitions. The correlation coefficients showed moderate tracking for physical activity, cognitions, and interpersonal influences for both genders. The results also indicated that cognitions are more stable than behavior. The present study provides evidence of the decline in physical activity in Taiwanese youth across the grade transition as well as gender differences in the variables cognitions and interpersonal influences.
KW - Adolescents
KW - Gender differences
KW - Health Promotion Model
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U2 - 10.1080/02701367.2005.10599256
DO - 10.1080/02701367.2005.10599256
M3 - Article
C2 - 15810765
AN - SCOPUS:14844363152
SN - 0270-1367
VL - 76
SP - 1
EP - 10
JO - Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
JF - Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
IS - 1
ER -