Time Commitment, Self-Efficacy, Social Environment and the Physical Activity Participation of Selected Hypertensive African Americans

dc.contributor.authorStith, Dettrick Lamonten
dc.contributor.committeechairRedican, Kerry J.en
dc.contributor.committeememberBrown, Michael D.en
dc.contributor.committeememberJones, Russell T.en
dc.contributor.committeememberBurton, John K.en
dc.contributor.committeememberSanders, Reliford T. Jr.en
dc.contributor.departmentEducational Cirriculum and Instruction (Health Promotion)en
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:08:17Zen
dc.date.adate2006-04-24en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:08:17Zen
dc.date.issued2006-02-17en
dc.date.rdate2009-04-24en
dc.date.sdate2006-03-18en
dc.description.abstractThe 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.degreePh. D.en
dc.identifier.otheretd-03182006-195546en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-03182006-195546/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/26452en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartDLStithDissertation2006.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectcardiovascular diseaseen
dc.subjectObesityen
dc.subjectbody mass indexen
dc.subjectExerciseen
dc.subjectminoritiesen
dc.titleTime Commitment, Self-Efficacy, Social Environment and the Physical Activity Participation of Selected Hypertensive African Americansen
dc.typeDissertationen
thesis.degree.disciplineEducational Cirriculum and Instruction (Health Promotion)en
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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