Personal, Social, and Environmental Mediators Associated With Increased Recreational Physical Activity in Women and Girls in the Kingdom of Tonga.

Keane, L; Sherry, E; Schulenkorf, N; Negin, J; Ding, D; Bauman, A; Jegasothy, E; Richards, J

Personal, Social, and Environmental Mediators Associated With Increased Recreational Physical Activity in Women and Girls in the Kingdom of Tonga.

Keane, L Sherry, E Schulenkorf, N

Negin, J Ding, D Bauman, A Jegasothy, E Richards, J

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Publisher:: Human Kinetics
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: J Phys Act Health, 2020, 17, (11), pp. 1-9
Issue Date:: 2020-09-16

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dc.contributor.author	Keane, L
dc.contributor.author	Sherry, E
dc.contributor.author	Schulenkorf, N https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7235-5340
dc.contributor.author	Negin, J
dc.contributor.author	Ding, D
dc.contributor.author	Bauman, A
dc.contributor.author	Jegasothy, E
dc.contributor.author	Richards, J
dc.date.accessioned	2020-11-12T05:54:10Z
dc.date.available	2020-08-06
dc.date.available	2020-11-12T05:54:10Z
dc.date.issued	2020-09-16
dc.identifier.citation	J Phys Act Health, 2020, 17, (11), pp. 1-9
dc.identifier.issn	1543-3080
dc.identifier.issn	1543-5474
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/143961
dc.description.abstract	BACKGROUND: The purpose of this paper was to identify personal, social, and environmental mediators of recreational physical activity (PA) in a 6-month netball-based intervention for women and girls in Tonga. METHODS: Tonga Netball's "low-engagement village program" was implemented in 10 villages and aimed to increase the recreational PA levels in women and girls through a comprehensive, structured community-level netball program addressing key barriers to participation. In a mixed-methods approach, these mediating barriers were identified through qualitative interviews based on the socioecological model. Quantitative measures for mediators and recreational PA were then developed, and data from 301 women and girls were collected. Standard mediation analyses methods were then applied. RESULTS: Program participation appeared to significantly increase PA levels. Statistically significant personal mediators were body issues, preferring competitions, and clothing. Social mediators were support from sports council, community leaders, friends, and church. Environmental mediators were travel time and access to balls, bibs, and umpires. CONCLUSION: A comprehensive community-level program addressing key participation barriers can increase recreational PA among women and girls in Tonga. Triangulating these results with mediation analyses of variables on the causal pathway can strengthen our understanding of causation and inform funding prioritization for critical program components in similar contexts.
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Human Kinetics
dc.relation	La Trobe University
dc.relation.ispartof	J Phys Act Health
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1123/jpah.2019-0630
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences, 1117 Public Health and Health Services, 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy
dc.subject.classification	Public Health
dc.title	Personal, Social, and Environmental Mediators Associated With Increased Recreational Physical Activity in Women and Girls in the Kingdom of Tonga.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	17
utslib.location.activity	United States
utslib.for	1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences
utslib.for	1117 Public Health and Health Services
utslib.for	1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/e-Press
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business/Management Discipline
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
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dc.date.updated	2020-11-12T05:54:01Z
pubs.issue	11
pubs.publication-status	Published online
pubs.volume	17
utslib.citation.issue	11

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BACKGROUND: The purpose of this paper was to identify personal, social, and environmental mediators of recreational physical activity (PA) in a 6-month netball-based intervention for women and girls in Tonga. METHODS: Tonga Netball's "low-engagement village program" was implemented in 10 villages and aimed to increase the recreational PA levels in women and girls through a comprehensive, structured community-level netball program addressing key barriers to participation. In a mixed-methods approach, these mediating barriers were identified through qualitative interviews based on the socioecological model. Quantitative measures for mediators and recreational PA were then developed, and data from 301 women and girls were collected. Standard mediation analyses methods were then applied. RESULTS: Program participation appeared to significantly increase PA levels. Statistically significant personal mediators were body issues, preferring competitions, and clothing. Social mediators were support from sports council, community leaders, friends, and church. Environmental mediators were travel time and access to balls, bibs, and umpires. CONCLUSION: A comprehensive community-level program addressing key participation barriers can increase recreational PA among women and girls in Tonga. Triangulating these results with mediation analyses of variables on the causal pathway can strengthen our understanding of causation and inform funding prioritization for critical program components in similar contexts.

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