Gender differences in the relationship between religiosity and health-related behaviour among adolescents

2012 ◽  
Vol 66 (12) ◽  
pp. 1122-1128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lukas Pitel ◽  
Andrea Madarasova Geckova ◽  
Peter Kolarcik ◽  
Peter Halama ◽  
Sijmen A Reijneveld ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Health Related Behaviour ◽  
The Relationship

Physical activity as a factor of health-related behaviour in Czech adults

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (8) ◽  
pp. 21-31
Author(s):  
Kristyna Sindelarova
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Subjective Health ◽  
Health Complaints ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Behavior Health ◽  
Health Related Behaviour ◽  
The Relationship

Physical activity is an important salutoprotective component of health-related behaviour, which delays cardiovascular ageing and prolongs life. The aim of this research is to map the extent of physical activity carried out by adults in the Czech Republic, assess the influence of determinants of physical activity and examine the relationship between physical activity and subjective health complaints. The research sample consisted of 1,263 Czech adult respondents aged 22–93. The volume of physical activity decreases with age. Based on regression analysis, we identified the strongest predictors of physical activity such as age, gender and the personality dimensions of ascendancy and vigour (according to Gordon Personal Profile - Inventory (GPP-I)). Men are more physically active than women, yet 51% of all respondents did not meet the minimum recommended amount of sports physical activity. It was confirmed that the higher extent of physical activity reduces the number of health complaints. Keywords: Physical activity (overall, sports, non-sports), health-promoting behavior, health complaints, age.

Gender differences in adolescent health-related behaviour diminished between 1998 and 2006

Public Health ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 124 (9) ◽  
pp. 512-518 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Pitel ◽  
A. Madarasova Geckova ◽  
J.P. van Dijk ◽  
S.A. Reijneveld
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Adolescent Health ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Health Related Behaviour

Using Locus of Control to Predict the Return-to-Work Achievements of Back-Injured Occupational Rehabilitation Clients

1995 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory C. Murphy ◽  
Amanda E. Young ◽  
Kim-Mai Vo
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Return To Work ◽  
Perceived Control ◽  
Program Planning ◽  
Occupational Rehabilitation ◽  
Client Group ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Rehabilitation Personnel ◽  
Health Related Behaviour ◽  
The Relationship

It has been proposed that perceived control plays an important role in influencing health-related behaviour. This study examined the relationship between locus of control and the return-to-work achievements of a group of back-injured workers' compensation claimants. The obtained results supported the hypothesised relationships between both ‘internal’ and ‘powerful others’ locus of control, and the return-to-work criterion variables. It was concluded that use of rehabilitation-specific measures of locus of control (such as were employed in the present study) could guide the program planning efforts of rehabilitation personnel dealing with this client group.

Differences in Leisure-Time Activities According to Level of Physical Activity in Adolescents

2008 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 286-293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Mota ◽  
Maria Paula Santos ◽  
José Carlos Ribeiro
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Tv Viewing ◽  
Time Activity ◽  
Activity Structure ◽  
Social Leisure ◽  
Health Related ◽  
The Relationship

Background:The main goals of this study were: (1) to examine the relationship between physical activity (PA) involvement and other leisure activities in a sample of Portuguese youth and (2) to analyze gender differences in PA and leisure-time activity structure.Methods:The sample comprised 1123 adolescents that were classified according to PA levels as active (n = 589) and nonactive (n = 534). A questionnaire assessing leisure-time activities was used.Results:Girls were significantly more engaged in social leisure, dutiful, and individual artistic activities during leisure time, whereas boys were more involved in sports and computer and TV viewing activities. Significant associations between PA and social leisure were found in girls (r = .18, P ≤ .001) and boys (r = .13, P ≤ .01) after adjustment for age. The same was found between level of PA and sports engagement during leisure (girls: r = .56, P ≤ .001; boys: r = .51, P ≤ .001). In girls (r = .10, P ≤ .05), but not in boys, a statistically significant association was found between PA and individual artistic activities.Conclusions:This study has certain implications for health-related PA promotion efforts. Our data give additional reinforcement to the importance of organized and nonorganized sports/PA during leisure time for overall levels of PA in adolescents.

Issues in Changing Behaviour to Promote Health

1986 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 150-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neville Owen ◽  
Christina Lee
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Behaviour Change ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Health Campaigns ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Health Related Behaviour ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Major Target

Health promotion involves the modification of behaviours which constitute risks to health, through such activities as intensive interventions with individuals, community health campaigns, and legislative and social change. Major target behaviours for health promotion include cigarette smoking, eating habits, exercising, and the management of stress. This paper outlines the range of approaches to behaviour change in health promotion, and considers the stages involved in the behaviour-change process. Theoretical frameworks for dealing with health-related behaviour change are suggested. In considering the relationship between behavioural research and health promotion activities, the process of development from basic research to programmes and policies is outlined, and the importance of maintaining conceptual and methodological rigour when working in field settings is stressed. We also argue that there is a need to take into account some relevant local contextual factors in the development and application of a behavioural approach to health promotion.

scholarly journals Determining the Relationship Between Physical Fitness, Gender, and Life Satisfaction

SAGE Open ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 215824401666997 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyle Busing ◽  
Carrie West
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Cardiovascular Fitness ◽  
Multiple Indicators ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Fitness Measures ◽  
Satisfaction Measures ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Positive Effect

Previous research has suggested a positive effect of physical activity on life satisfaction. Little research exists that has investigated the relationship between physical fitness and life satisfaction. For this purpose, this research was done to determine the relationship between physical fitness and life satisfaction in a sample of university men and women. Participants ( N = 28, Mage = 22.18) completed multiple indicators of physical fitness including cardiovascular fitness, muscular fitness, body composition and flexibility, and life satisfaction (SWLS). Descriptive and one-way between-groups ANOVAs were performed to determine gender differences on measures of life satisfaction and measures of fitness. In addition, the relationship between the five health-related components of fitness and life satisfaction were investigated using Pearson’s product–moment correlation coefficient. Analyses indicated there were no significant correlations between any of the health-related components of fitness and scores on the SWLS. There were significant gender differences on all physical fitness measures, except partial curl-ups, but no significant gender differences on life satisfaction. Our findings suggest that improved physical fitness does not have a relationship with higher life satisfaction measures. Further tests, utilizing larger sample sizes, are recommended.

scholarly journals Risky health-related behaviours among school-aged adolescents: a rational ‘consumer’ choice?

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 221-223
Author(s):  
Jane E.K. Hartley
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Choice ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Financial Resources ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Contemporary Culture ◽  
Health Related ◽  
The Media ◽  
Health Related Behaviour ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Within the contemporary culture of consumption, school-aged adolescents, though neither waged nor salaried producers, are nevertheless treated by the media and the advertisers as if they are active consumers who are engaged in the project of the self. For those adolescents who lack the financial resources to ‘buy into’ this culture, anxiety may ensue. In order to ease this anxiety, and to acquire social status, some – not all – may make the ‘rational’ ‘consumer’ choice to engage in risky health-related behaviour. In situ ethnographic research is needed in order to complement and inform the existing survey-based evidence on the relationship between economic status and health-related behaviour among school-aged adolescents as they deal with the pressures of consumerism.

Gender differences in health related behaviour: Some unanswered questions

1991 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 579-590 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary-Anne Kandrack ◽  
Karen R. Grant ◽  
Alexander Segall
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Health Related Behaviour
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