Physical Fitness Behaviors Research Articles

Examining the Influence of Psychological Factors Toward Positive Outlook on Health: Basis for Physical Fitness Behavior Model for Adolescents

The researcher examined the psychological factors that influences the physical fitness behavior of adolescents in terms of predisposing factors, enabling factors and reinforcing factors. It also assessed how these factors affect the level of exercise behavior as regards to knowledge, attitude and practice. Data were collected using a self-made survey questionnaire subjected to reliability testing and validation. Data revealed that psychological factors such as predisposing, enabling and reinforcing factors are influential to physical fitness behaviors. Additionally, factors such as knowledge, attitude and practice is affects exercise behavior as to great extent. Hence, as perceived by the respondents, there is “very strong positive correlation” between psychological factors and the level of exercise behavior among adolescents. Results served as a basis for the formulation of physical fitness behavior for a better and positive outlook among adolescents.

Causal effects and functional mechanisms of the Internet on residents' physical fitness-An empirical analysis based on China family panel survey.

Physical fitness is an essential part of a healthy lifestyle that concerns the overall health of the nation. Research on the relationship between the Internet and physical fitness has long been caught in the dilemma of "media mobilization" and "media suppression," and previous studies have rarely examined the causal relationship and functional mechanism. This study selected the data of 23,989 samples successfully followed in all three surveys of the China Family Panel Survey (CFPS) from 2014 to 2018 to explore the correlation and causal inference between the Internet and physical fitness by using the Time Fixed Effects Model and cross-lagged models, respectively; meanwhile, the data of 24,687 samples in CFPS 2020 to examine the functional mechanism of the Internet's effect on residents' physical fitness behavior by the KHB method. We obtained three valuable conclusions as follows: First, there is a significant correlation between the Internet and physical fitness behavior. Second, the Internet use is the cause for the increase in fitness frequency, and there is a rival relationship between Internet duration and fitness time. Third, under regular prevention and control of the COVID-19 epidemic, social capital and health risk perceptions are the functional mechanisms of the Internet influencing fitness behavior, and the mediating effect of psychological health risk perceptions is higher than that of social capital. It's necessary to create an intelligent, informative, and digital sports public service system by enriching and optimizing sports media and facilitating the Internet to serve residents' physical fitness better. The new concept of "Internet plus Fitness" will be of great significance in the implementation of the "Healthy China Initiative."

Correlations among Job Stress-related Emotional Factors, Somatization Symptoms and Plastic Surgery & Physical Fitness Behavior: Focusing on Chinese International Students in Gwangju Metropolitan City

This study attempted to investigate correlations among job stress-related emotional factors, somatization symptoms and physical fitness & plastic surgery behavior against Chinese university students in the Republic of Korea, and the results found the followings: First, job stress-related emotional factors had a positive influence on somatization symptoms with statistical significance. Second, job stress-related emotional factors revealed a positive effect on physical fitness & plastic surgery with statistical significance. Third, somatization symptoms had a positive influence on physical fitness & plastic surgery with statistical significance. This study unveiled that job stress-related emotional factors are key factors affecting somatization symptoms and physical fitness behavior in university students. Therefore, a close correlation was found among job stress-related emotional factors, somatization symptoms and physical fitness behavior. It was also confirmed that they were factors which were resurfaced by job stress. In other words, emotional factor-like job stress causes bodily symptoms and also affects physical fitness & plastic surgery behavior. In addition, the study results found out that somatization symptoms have an influence on physical fitness & plastic surgery behavior.

“Get Firefighters Moving”: Marketing a Physical Fitness Intervention to Reduce Sudden Cardiac Death Risk in Full-Time Firefighters

Firefighters as an occupational group are at increased risk for a cardiac-related injury, with the largest proportion (44%) of firefighter on-duty mortality due to sudden cardiac death. As poor physical fitness behaviors are a contributing factor to this risk, a social marketing approach was used to design and market a competitive team-sports intervention to improve physical fitness and reduce cardiac risk factors in a group of full-time firefighters. This article describes how social marketing principles were used in the design and implementation of the “Get Firefighters Moving” physical fitness intervention. This includes strategic development of the marketing plan, with discussion of audience segmentation and the marketing mix used to implement the intervention. Preliminary findings are also presented, as they suggest improvement in cardiac risk factors including blood pressure, cardiovascular class, flexibility, and percent body fat.

Relationship of Self-Efficacy and Locus of Control Constructs in Predicting College Students' Physical Fitness Behaviors

The purpose of this investigation was to study how elements of Rotter's social learning theory and Bandura's self-efficacy theory jointly predict physical fitness behaviors of college students. The Physical Fitness Opinion Questionnaire was developed to measure locus of control beliefs, self-efficacy, value placed on physical fitness, expectancy of reinforcement, and value of reinforcement specific to physical fitness behaviors. More specifically, this study examined the relations among these five factors in predicting college student health-related physical fitness behavior. Results indicated that specific locus of control measures combined with general values held toward physical fitness were not effective in predicting college students' participation in physical fitness activities. Only self-efficacy and value of specific reinforcement for fitness appeared to predict college students' participation in health-related physical fitness activities.

Multidimensional Scales for the Measurement of Locus of Control of Reinforcements for Physical Fitness Behaviors

Abstract A need for a behaviorally specific locus of control instrument led to the development of the FITLOC—multidimensional scales for the measurement of locus of control of reinforcement for physical fitness behaviors. Potential items were administered to 115 subjects together with Levenson's IPC scales, a Weight Locus of Control scale, and a Social Desirability scale. After data analysis, unsatisfactory items were deleted leaving scales consisting of three, four, and four items for the internal, powerful others, and chance scales, respectively. These scales were administered to a second sample to enable evaluation of their reliability and validity. In a third data collection, the FITLOC was administered to a completely new sample together with a physical activity questionnaire. The FITLOC scales appear to represent different independent constructs, and have preliminary evidence for their reliability and validity. Further work is necessary to establish the potential of the FITLOC for physical fitness p...