MINORITY PREDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

描述：（改编自申请人摘要）：候选人的未来 研究工作将集中在物理决定因素领域。 老年拉丁美洲人的活动。拉丁裔将成为最大的少数族裔群体 到21世纪初，美国（科学事务理事会， 美国医学会，1991年）。不幸的是，36%的拉丁美洲成年人报告没有参与 在休闲时间的身体活动（国家卫生统计中心，1999年） 65-74岁的人中有51%的人没有闲暇时间进行体育锻炼。在 此外，体力活动项目造成的人员流失约占50 在前6个月内。拟议的研究计划旨在将联合收割机 两种理论方法：社会认知理论和自我呈现 理论，在努力了解身体活动的决定因素之间 拉丁裔成年人候选人提议开始这项工作， 社会体质焦虑、自我效能感与运动的关系 老年人的行为在现有的数据集。这项研究的结果将 用于协助设计一项研究，检查这些结构的作用 在老年拉丁美洲人的运动行为，并确定战略， 改变锻炼环境，使这一人群的参与度最大化。

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.