Abstract
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association between participation in physical activity and subjective class identity of people in urban and rural areas of China. The effect of social class identity on residents' physical activity was tested using the Monte Carlo method. There is a positive correlation between physical activity and the subjective class identity of urban and rural residents (r = 0.351, p < 0.01). It has been also seen that subjective class identity can significantly improve residents' physical activity. The path coefficient of subjective class identity to residents' physical activity was 0.12 (p < 0.003). Therefore, national and local governments should promote the equalization of physical activities by providing public services and government transfer payments in urban and rural areas, improve the physical activity by improving subjective class identity and promote social progress.
Highlights
Some studies have shown that the some traditional measures of socioeconomic status including income are important predictors of health [1,2,3]
Physical activity as one of the health-oriented behaviors can seem to be influenced by subjective social status
This study showed that there was a significant positive correlation between physical activity and subjective class identification and subjective class identity can significantly improve residents’ physical activity
Summary
Some studies have shown that the some traditional measures of socioeconomic status including income are important predictors of health [1,2,3]. In addition to these predictors, subjective social class is a better predictor of health [4, 5], such as physical health [6]. Subjective class identity is an individual’s perception of their position in a social class structure [7] that reflects an individual’s integration in social interactions. Physical activity as one of the health-oriented behaviors can seem to be influenced by subjective social status
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