African American Social and Cultural Contexts and Physical Activity: Strategies for Navigating Challenges to Participation
African American Social and Cultural Contexts and Physical Activity: Strategies for Navigating Challenges to Participation
复制标题
DOI：
10.1080/03630240802690861
复制
发表时间：
2009-01-01
期刊：
影响因子：
1.6
通讯作者：
Heaney, Catherine A.
中科院分区：
文献类型：
--
作者：
Harley, Amy E.;Odoms-Young, Angela;Heaney, Catherine A.
我们研究了社会和文化背景对非裔美国妇女使用扎根理论方法参与推荐水平的身体活动（PA）的影响。通过深入访谈和焦点小组与15个身体活跃的非裔美国妇女收集数据。与会者描述了对参与巴勒斯坦权力机构构成挑战的社会和文化因素。特别重要的是，与会者讨论了他们克服这些挑战的战略，以启动和保持积极的生活方式。战略出现，以解决三个主要领域：缺乏PA暴露，PA规范和信念，头发保养。了解上下文适当的战略，以帮助非洲裔美国妇女在长期PA维护将有助于通知有效的健康促进工作，以减少久坐不动的生活方式和慢性疾病的负担，在这个社区的妇女。
We examined the influence of social and cultural contexts on participation in recommended levels of physical activity (PA) among African American women using a grounded theory approach. Data were collected through in-depth interviews and focus groups with 15 physically active African American women. Participants described social and cultural factors that served as challenges for participation in PA. Of particular importance, participants discussed their strategies for overcoming these challenges to initiate and maintain an active lifestyle. Strategies emerged to address three main areas: lack of PA exposure, PA norms and beliefs, and hair maintenance. Understanding contextually appropriate strategies to assist African American women in long-term PA maintenance will help inform effective health promotion efforts to reduce the burden of sedentary lifestyle and chronic disease in this community of women.