MINORITY PREDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

描述：(改编自申请者摘要)：候选人的未来 研究工作将集中在物理决定因素领域。 年长的拉丁裔成年人的活动。拉美裔将成为最大的少数群体 到21世纪初在美国(科学事务委员会， 美国医学会，1991)。不幸的是，36%的拉丁裔成年人表示没有参与 休闲体育活动(国家卫生统计中心，1999) 在65岁至74岁的人中，51%的人表示没有闲暇时间进行体育活动。在……里面 此外，体力活动计划的消耗量约为50% 在前6个月内。拟议的研究计划旨在结合 社会认知理论和自我呈现理论 理论，以努力理解身体活动的决定因素 拉丁裔成年人。应聘者建议通过检查 社交形体焦虑、自我效能感与锻炼的关系 现有数据集中老年人的行为。这项研究的发现将 用来帮助设计一项研究，检查这些结构的作用 在年长的拉丁裔人的锻炼行为中，并确定 改变锻炼环境，最大限度地参与这一人群。

DESCRIPTION: (Adapted from the Applicant's Abstract): The candidate's future research endeavors will be focused in the area of determinants of physical activity in older Latino adults. Latinos will become the largest minority group in the United States by the early 21st century (Council on Scientific Affairs, AMA, 1991). Unfortunately, 36 percent of Latino adults report no participation in leisure time physical activity (National Center for Health Statistics, 1999) and 51 percent of those aged 65-74 report no leisure time physical activity. In addition, attrition from physical activity programs approximates 50 percent within the first 6 months. The proposed research program is designed to combine two theoretical approaches, social cognitive theory and self-presentation theory, in an effort to understand the determinants of physical activity among Latino adults. The candidate proposes to begin this work by examining the relationships among social physique anxiety, self-efficacy, and the exercise behavior of older adults in an existing data set. Findings from this study will be used to assist in designing a study examining the role of these constructs in the exercise behavior of older Latinos and to identify strategies for changing the exercise environment to maximize participation in this population.