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Oh, Kim, and Chae: A Study on Exercise Performance and Its Relating Factors in Middle-aged Women
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Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing

Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing 2010; 16(4): 348-359.

Published online: 22 December 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.2010.16.4.348

A Study on Exercise Performance and Its Relating Factors in Middle-aged Women

Sung-Jae Oh1, Jeung-Im Kim2, Young-Ran Chae3

1MSN, Soonchunhyang University, Korea.

2Associate Professor, Soonchunhyang University, Korea.

3Associate Professor, Kangwon-National University, Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Kim, Jeung-Im, Soonchunhyang University, 366-1 Ssangyong-dong, Chonan 330-090, Korea. Tel: 82-41-570-2493, Fax: 82-41-574-3860, jeungim@sch.ac.kr

Received 1 November 2010       Accepted 30 November 2010

Copyright © 2010 Korean Academy of Women's Health Nursing

Abstract

Purpose

This study was done to identify practical exercise performance and to define the factors related to exercise performance in middle-aged women.

Methods

The researchers collected data from 206 middle-aged women, ages 40 to 59. The measurements used were a scale for degree of exercise performance, and self-efficacy scale, affect, perceived barriers and benefits related exercise, body-shape perception, and the youngest child's education stage. The data were analyzed with SPSS/WIN 17.0 and SAS program using t-test, ANOVA, and stepwise multiple regression.

Results

Exercise performance showed significant differences according to body-shape perception (F=5.45, p<.01), the youngest child's education stage (F=4.44, p<.05). Exercise performance had a significant strong positive relation with self-efficacy (r=.616), a moderate relation with self-rated health (r=.428) and with affect related exercise (r=.519), a mild relation with perceived benefits (r=.339) and with social support (r=.239), and a negative mild relation with perceived barriers (r=-.330) with 99% significance. Self-efficacy, affect, perceived barriers, and the youngest child's education stage explained 46.4% of a variance in exercise performance in middle-aged women. The factor most influencing was self-efficacy related exercise at 37.9% of the variance.

Conclusion

We can conclude that self-efficacy, affect, perceived barriers, and the youngest child's education stage should be considered as important factors for developing program of middle-aged women.

Keywords: Exercise, Self-efficacy, Affect, Children, Middle-aged, Women

Figures and Tables

Table 1
General and Exercise related Characteristics of the Participants (N=206)
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Table 2
Exercise Performance of the Participants (N=206)
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Table 3
Exercise Performance by Exercise Types (N=184)
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†Multiple answers and 8 types of exercise subjects never used were not excluded on the table.

Table 4
Differences in Exercise Behavior by General Characteristics (N=206)
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*p<.05; **p<.01.

Table 5
Correlation among Exercise Performance and Exercise related Characteristics
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***p<.001

Table 6
Affecting Factors on Exercise Performance
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