Cultural factors in exercise participation of older adults.

Percept Mot Skills

School of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia.

Published: December 1998

Participation motives were investigated in 81 Australian-born and 42 overseas-born older Australians (M age = 67.8 yr.) involved in community-organised exercise programs. Australians born overseas scored significantly higher on factors of Affiliation/Personal, Recognition/Achievement, and Exercise Involvement of the Participation Motivation Questionnaire but not on Fitness.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pms.1998.87.3.890DOI Listing

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