Determinants of PA

Question 1

How has PIA prevalence changed over the years in different economic statuses?

Answer 1

Low income PIA prevalence has not changed; high income PIA prevalence has increased by ~10% since 2000; high income PIA prevalence higher than low income PIA

Question 2

How does PIA prevalence differ between the genders?

Answer 2

Women are more PIA than men

Question 3

What influences PA behaviours (determinant rainbow)?

Answer 3

Individual lifestyle factors; social and community networks; living and working conditions; general socio-economic, cultural, and environmental conditions. Age, sex, constitutional factors; education, work environment, unemployment, agriculture and food production, housing, health care services, water and sanitation.

Question 4

What types of studies can find correlates of factors?

Answer 4

Cross-sectional design studies

Question 5

What types of studies can find determinants of factors?

Answer 5

Longitudinal observational design studies

Question 6

What are six classes of determinants of PA?

Answer 6

Demographic and biological; psychosocial; behavioural; social and cultural factors; environmental; policy and global environments

Question 7

What are demographic/biological correlates for adults?

Answer 7

Gender, age, education, ethnicity, overweight, health status

Question 8

What is a psychosocial correlate and determinant for all ages?

Answer 8

Self-efficacy

Question 9

What is a psychosocial determinant for adults?

Answer 9

Stress

Question 10

What are behavioural correlates for adults?

Answer 10

Readiness to change, perceived effort

Question 11

What is a behavioural determinant for adults?

Answer 11

Realisation of phsyical/ psycho outcomes

Question 12

What are behavioural determinants for adolescents?

Answer 12

Perceived behavioural control, previous PA

Question 13

How do social and family supports differ for children, adolescents, and adults?

Answer 13

Family support affects children and adolescents: correlate for children, determinant for adolescents. Social support is a correlate for children and adults, and a determinant for ados

Question 14

What are environmental correlatives (general)?

Answer 14

Walkability, street connectivity, transport, aesthetics, proximity to recreations, land-use mix, residential density

Question 15

What is the ecological model of the determinants of PA?

Answer 15

As one ages, the scope of the factors increases. As children, individual intrapersonal factors impact most; as mature, interpersonal and environmental factors impact more; as get more mature, regional/national policy, or even global factors impact as determinants of PA