Time Commitment, Self-Efficacy, Social Environment and the Physical Activity Participation of Selected Hypertensive African Americans
dc.contributor.author | Stith, Dettrick Lamont | en |
dc.contributor.committeechair | Redican, Kerry J. | en |
dc.contributor.committeemember | Brown, Michael D. | en |
dc.contributor.committeemember | Jones, Russell T. | en |
dc.contributor.committeemember | Burton, John K. | en |
dc.contributor.committeemember | Sanders, Reliford T. Jr. | en |
dc.contributor.department | Educational Cirriculum and Instruction (Health Promotion) | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-03-14T20:08:17Z | en |
dc.date.adate | 2006-04-24 | en |
dc.date.available | 2014-03-14T20:08:17Z | en |
dc.date.issued | 2006-02-17 | en |
dc.date.rdate | 2009-04-24 | en |
dc.date.sdate | 2006-03-18 | en |
dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this study was to investigate time commitment, self-efficacy and social environment as it relates to physical activity in a selected sample of hypertensive African Americans. In addition, this study focused on identifying additional research areas in regards to hypertensive African Americans. This study utilized a quantitative method for data collection. The survey instrument utilized contained the following subtopics: (1) demographics;(2)hypertension risk factors;(3) prevention and treatment;(4)hypertension knowledge, and (5)physical activity participation. Data collected did not support the hypotheses or information contained in the review of literature. It was revealed from data collection that 69% of the respondents (n=90) disagreed with the survey statement that "exercise takes too much of my time (time commitment)." Fifty-two percent of the respondents (n=68) either disagreed or strongly disagreed with the statement "exercise tires me (self-efficacy belief)." Forty-three percent of the respondents (n=56) disagreed with the statement "my spouse (or significant other) does not encourage exercise." There is a need for future investigation to examine how additional barriers to physical effect activity African Americans individually, and is there a culmination of specific barriers to physical activity that work in conjunction to inhibit African Americans to engage in physical activity. | en |
dc.description.degree | Ph. D. | en |
dc.identifier.other | etd-03182006-195546 | en |
dc.identifier.sourceurl | http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-03182006-195546/ | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/26452 | en |
dc.publisher | Virginia Tech | en |
dc.relation.haspart | DLStithDissertation2006.pdf | en |
dc.rights | In Copyright | en |
dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | en |
dc.subject | cardiovascular disease | en |
dc.subject | Obesity | en |
dc.subject | body mass index | en |
dc.subject | Exercise | en |
dc.subject | minorities | en |
dc.title | Time Commitment, Self-Efficacy, Social Environment and the Physical Activity Participation of Selected Hypertensive African Americans | en |
dc.type | Dissertation | en |
thesis.degree.discipline | Educational Cirriculum and Instruction (Health Promotion) | en |
thesis.degree.grantor | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | en |
thesis.degree.level | doctoral | en |
thesis.degree.name | Ph. D. | en |
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