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OBJECTIVE: To examine sex differences in theory-based predictors of leisure time
physical activity (LTPA) among men and women with spinal cord injury, and
secondarily, to identify factors that might explain any sex differences in social
cognitions. DESIGN: A secondary analysis of Study of Health and Activity in
People with Spinal Cord Injury survey data. SETTING: Community. PARTICIPANTS:
Community-dwelling men (n=536) and women (n=164) recruited from 4 rehabilitation
and research centers. INTERVENTIONS: Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:
Subjective norms, attitudes, barrier self-efficacy, perceived controllability
(PC), and intentions. RESULTS: Men had stronger PC and barrier self-efficacy than
women. Hierarchical regression analyses revealed that social support
significantly predicted PC for both sexes, and health, pain, and physical
independence also significantly predicted PC for men. Social support, health, and
pain significantly predicted barrier self-efficacy for men. Social support was
the only significant predictor of barrier self-efficacy for women. CONCLUSIONS:
Women felt significantly less control over their physical activity behavior and
had lower confidence to overcome barriers to physical activity than did men.
Although social support predicted PC and barrier self-efficacy in both men and
women, men seemed to take additional factors into consideration when formulating
their control beliefs for LTPA.
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