A Qualitative Examination of Perceived Barriers and Facilitators of Physical Activity for Urban and Rural Youth

Autor/inn/en	Moore, Justin B.; Jilcott, Stephanie B.; Shores, Kindal A.; Evenson, Kelly R.; Brownson, Ross C.; Novick, Lloyd F.
Titel	A Qualitative Examination of Perceived Barriers and Facilitators of Physical Activity for Urban and Rural Youth
Quelle	In: Health Education Research, 25 (2010) 2, S.355-367 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0268-1153
DOI	10.1093/her/cyq004
Schlagwörter	Rural Youth; Physical Activities; Crime; Focus Groups; Health Behavior; Barriers; Urban Youth; Middle School Students; Parents; Intervention; Adolescents; Role Models; Parent Role; Health Education; North Carolina + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rural area; Rural areas; Youth; Ländlicher Raum; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Crimes; Delict; Delicts; Delikt; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Urban area; Urban areas; Stadtregion; Stadt; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Eltern; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugendalter; Identifikationsfigur; Parental role; Elternrolle; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung
Abstract	Many adolescents, both rural and urban, are not meeting the recommended levels for physical activity (PA). This investigation was designed to elicit socioecologic barriers and facilitators for PA in rural and urban middle school youth and their parents. Thirteen focus groups were conducted with 41 youth and 50 parents from eastern North Carolina. Distance, cost, crime/danger and television were mentioned as the primary barriers among parents. Youth mentioned school policies related to PA and crime/danger as the main PA barriers. The most salient facilitators discussed by parents were social/peer facilitators, facilities available and parental role modeling of PA. The primary facilitators mentioned by youth were social outlets and facilities available. Results indicate that intrapersonal, interpersonal, environmental and policy factors related to PA resonated with both youth and parents. Since rural and urban residents often perceive and interact differently with PA environments, more research is needed to properly adapt interventions. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10