The influence of family and culture on physical activity among female adolescents from the Indian diaspora

S Ramanathan, PRE Crocker - Qualitative Health Research, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
… personal, familial, and cultural attitudes and social norms for physical activity (PA) on actual
… important for physical and mental health, and to strengthen relationships with family. Fathers …

Cultural influence on youth's motivation of participation in physical activity.

JH Yan, P McCullagh - Journal of sport Behavior, 2004 - search.ebscohost.com
… Chinese ethnicity and exposure to both cultural backgrounds (family and society), which
may … small environment-family, the ABC may follow some Chinese family traditions. Parental …

Environmental, policy, and cultural factors related to physical activity among Latina immigrants

KR Evenson, OL Sarmiento, ML Macon… - Women & …, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
… Lack of time was often cited as a barrier to physical activity, because taking care of their
families and household responsibilities were a higher priority. Several women who worked …

[HTML][HTML] Peer Reviewed: The role of culture, environment, and religion in the promotion of physical activity among Arab Israelis

K Shuval, E Weissblueth, A Amira, M Brezis… - Preventing chronic …, 2008 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… of the cultural, religious, and environmental barriers and enablers to physical activity, we
conducted a … lived in an extended-family setting that deemphasized the importance of physical

Environmental, policy, and cultural factors related to physical activity in well-educated urban African American women

DR Young, X He, J Harris, I Mabry - Women & Health, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
… The women perceived that family culture influenced preferences for physical activity. They
indicated that in families with other priorities, the children are raised not to be physically active…

Our way of life: Importance of indigenous culture and tradition to physical activity practices

K Tang, CG Jardine - International Journal of Indigenous …, 2016 - jps.library.utoronto.ca
… project with community members at two community family suppers. We presented the videos
… , and promoted active living through games and a family quiz. We also shared the various …

Environmental, policy, and cultural factors related to physical activity among rural, African American women

B Sanderson, MA Littleton, LV Pulley - Women & health, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
… Overlapping themes of work, family, … of culture on physical activity behaviors. Some women
expressed beliefs that African American women were at a disadvantage for being physically

The significance of family culture for sports participation

S Wheeler - International review for the sociology of sport, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
… , socioeconomic status and education as predictors of physical activity and sport among
children and youths: A 12-year follow-up study. International Review for the Sociology of Sport …

[HTML][HTML] Cultural attitudes toward weight, diet, and physical activity among overweight African American girls

JEA Boyington, L Carter-Edwards, M Piehl… - Preventing chronic …, 2008 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… Preferred body size was perceived to be a personally determined attribute, yet the reference
for body size was their families and cultural group. Weight and body size were, therefore, …

Motivation for youth participation in sport and physical activity: relationships to culture, self-reported activity levels, and gender

R Weinberg, G Tenenbaum… - … Journal of Sport …, 2000 - research.usq.edu.au
physical activity using culture, self-reported physical activity … motives for competitive sport
and physical activity. Results /rom … from the four factors describing physical activity motives (ie, …