Opinions towards physical activity interventions using Facebook or text messaging: Focus group interviews with vocational school‐aged adolescents

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 654-664 ◽  
Author(s):  
Delfien Van Dyck ◽  
Sara D’Haese ◽  
Jolien Plaete ◽  
Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij ◽  
Benedicte Deforche ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Text Messaging ◽  
Vocational School ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Physical Activity Interventions ◽  
Group Interviews

scholarly journals Grit as Perseverance in Physical Activity Participation

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 807 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stina Rutberg ◽  
Lars Nyberg ◽  
Darla Castelli ◽  
Anna-Karin Lindqvist
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Critical Period ◽  
School Context ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Healthy Behaviors ◽  
Physical Activity Interventions ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
The Relationship

Childhood is a critical period for the acquisition of healthy behaviors, and the promotion of sustainable healthy behavior among children is greatly important. Therefore, an increased understanding of the relationship between grit and physical activity in a school context is needed. The purpose of this study is to describe and develop an understanding of students’ and teachers’ awareness and experiences concerning grit as a health-promoting factor. Fifty-five students and three teachers participated in the study. Data were collected through the Short Grit Scale and focus group interviews. There were weak to non-significant correlations between the three teachers’ ratings of their students’ grit and the children’s own ratings. The qualitative results show that children and teachers understood the construct of grit but had slightly different perceptions of it and that grit is not considered to be set in stone. The participants made an association between grit, motivation, meaningfulness, and setting goals. The findings indicate that grit might be an ideal target for making physical activity interventions sustainable.

Developing a Social-Ecological Model for Promoting Physical Activity Among Older Adults Based on the Experiences of 50+ Adults

SAGE Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 215824402110329
Author(s):  
Peeter Lusmägi ◽  
Kadri Aavik
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Ecological Model ◽  
Social Ecological Model ◽  
Older Age ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Social Ecological ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Definition Of

Various programs have been developed in different countries to encourage physical activity (PA) of older adults; however, older adults themselves have rarely been included in the development of such interventions. This article explores the meanings that people aged 50 years and above attribute to PA and their own engagement in PA, in the framework of a social-ecological model (SEM). In particular, we focus on the motivations and barriers they identified to their PA. We draw on focus group interviews with 44 older adults between the ages of 50 and 80 years, based in Estonia. Our findings suggest that it is important to use an expanded definition of PA (in older age), to include the diverse and perhaps unexpected ways in which people use their bodies and keep fit in different contexts. Based on our findings, we offer developments to existing versions of the SEM, highlighting the interconnectedness of all of its levels and propose ways to encourage PA of older adults.

scholarly journals Opinions Toward Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Interventions to Stimulate Active Living During Early Retirement: A Qualitative Study in Recently Retired Adults

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 277-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Delfien Van Dyck ◽  
Lieze Mertens ◽  
Greet Cardon ◽  
Katrien De Cocker ◽  
Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Early Retirement ◽  
Active Living ◽  
Sedentary Behaviors ◽  
Qualitative Information ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Tv Viewing ◽  
Car Use ◽  
Group Interviews

This study aimed to obtain qualitative information about physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviors (SB)and their determinants, and about recently retired adults’ needs regarding PA interventions. Four focus group interviews were organized. The most commonly reported PA types were walking, cycling, swimming and fitness. The most commonly reported SB were reading, TV viewing, and computer use. Car use was limited. Most adults agreed their habits had changed during retirement. The most striking PA determinant was the feeling of being a ‘forgotten group’ and therefore having too few tailored PA initiatives available. Furthermore, participants were not aware of the negative health effects of SB and not motivated to decrease their SB. Concerning new PA interventions, very diverse ideas were put forward, reflecting the diversity of the target group. It seems that a dynamic intervention in which participants can choose which PA type they want to increase is preferable for recently retired adults.

Management Strategy for Distributing Questionnaires and Interview Guidelines in the Research Data Collection Process

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-111
Author(s):  
Po. Abas Sunarya ◽  
George Iwan Marantika ◽  
Adam Faturahman
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Management Strategy ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Accurate Information ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Good Management ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Data Collection Process ◽  
Group Interviews

Writing can mean lowering or describing graphic symbols that describe a languageunderstood by someone. For a researcher, management of research preparation is a veryimportant step because this step greatly determines the success or failure of all researchactivities. Before a person starts with research activities, he must make a written plan commonlyreferred to as the management of research data collection. In the process of collecting researchdata, of course we can do the management of questionnaires as well as the preparation ofinterview guidelines to disseminate and obtain accurate information. With the arrangement ofplanning and conducting interviews: the ethics of conducting interviews, the advantages anddisadvantages of interviews, the formulation of interview questions, the schedule of interviews,group and focus group interviews, interviews using recording devices, and interview bias.making a questionnaire must be designed with very good management by giving to theinformation needed, in accordance with the problem and all that does not cause problems at thestage of analysis and interpretation.

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