Title | Sedentary behavior among adults: The role of community belonging |
Year of Publication | 2016 |
Authors | Anderson, S., Currie C. L., and Copeland J. L. |
Journal | Preventative Medicine Reports |
Volume | 4 |
Pages | 238 - 241 |
Keywords | community belonging, contextual factors, perceived health, sedentary behavior |
Abstract | Sedentary behavior is a modifiable determinant of health. Little is known about the ways in which contextual factors may influence this behavior. The objectives of this study were to: (1) examine the association between community belonging and adult sedentary behavior during leisure; (2) determine if this association was explained by perceived health. Data were derived from the 2010 Canadian Community Health Survey (N = 11,494 adults). Multinomial regression models and 99% confidence intervals were used to examine associations between sense of community belonging and sedentary behavior, adjusting for sociodemographic variables and perceived health. On average, adults were sedentary for 20-24 h per week during leisure. More than a third of the sample reported low sedentary behavior ( |
URL | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221133551630064X |
DOI | 10.1016/j.pmedr.2016.06.014 |
Document URL | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221133551630064X/pdfft?md5=fd167f21519e940a54f8ebf480426445&pid=1-s2.0-S221133551630064X-main.pdf |
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Publication language(s) | English |