Original articleUsing social cognitive theory to explain discretionary, “leisure-time” physical exercise among high school students
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Methods
Three high schools in central Ohio were recruited for the study. Data were collected in intact physical education classrooms during two consecutive days. One class period was dedicated to collecting the SCT questionnaires, the Godan Leisure-time Physical Activity questionnaire, resting pulse, resting blood pressure, height, and weight. The second class period was dedicated to obtaining student times in a one and one half-mile walk/run. Only data provided by students who returned a satisfactory
Results
Table 1 provides the frequency distributions for both discretionary “leisure-time” moderate and vigorous physical exercise. 65% of subjects reported engaging in three or more days of vigorous exercise in a typical week, and 36% of subjects reported engaging in moderate exercise on five or more days each week.
Table 2 presents the mean scores and reliability for each predictor variable. Cronbach alpha was used to test the reliability of each instrument. Range of reliability for these predictor
Discussion
The percentage of subjects in this investigation who reported engaging in vigorous exercise on three or more days a week approximates the population estimate, 65% in this study against 64% for high school students nationally [22]. As students progress through high school they tend to decrease their participation in vigorous exercise [22]. Population estimate for the percentage of 9th and 10th grade students who report engaging in vigorous exercise on three or more days each week is 71.9% and
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