| En-gendering choice: preferences for exercising in gender-segregated and gender-integrated groups and consideration of overweight status. | |
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PMID: 20972657 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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BACKGROUND: Understanding the contextual preferences that people have for engaging in a health-enhancing physical activity has been identified as particularly important, as these preferences have been implicated in the maintenance of active lifestyle behaviors. PURPOSE: The primary purpose of this study was to examine adults' preferences for exercising in both gender-segregated and gender-integrated physical activity groups. The secondary purpose was to examine whether overweight status moderates adults' preferences for gender-segregated groups relative to gender-integrated groups. METHOD: Survey data were obtained from a representative sample of 772 adults (N (males) = 407; N (females) = 365) in a large city in the United Kingdom. RESULTS: Males and females reported a stronger preference for exercising with members of their own gender relative to exercising in gender-integrated groups. In addition, overweight participants were found to report an accentuated relative preference for gender-segregated groups when compared to normal weight respondents. CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that both within-group gender composition and overweight status should be considered as salient contextual factors when attempting to implement successful group-based exercise programs. |
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William L Dunlop; Mark R Beauchamp |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: International journal of behavioral medicine Volume: 18 ISSN: 1532-7558 ISO Abbreviation: Int J Behav Med Publication Date: 2011 Sep |
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Created Date: 2011-07-29 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9421097 Medline TA: Int J Behav Med Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 216-20 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6T 1Z1, wdunlop@psych.ubc.ca. |
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