Does Education Level Differentiate Adults’ Attitudes Towards Physical Activity during COVID-19 Pandemic? A Preliminary Study
Open Access
- 28 May 2021
- journal article
- Published by Modestum Ltd in Aquademia: Water, Environment and Technology
- Vol. 5 (2), ep21009
- https://doi.org/10.21601/aquademia/10965
Abstract
According to the World Health Organization, the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic raises concerns about increased panic and increased anxiety in people who are trapped in either a real or a theoretical Coronavirus threat. The aim of this preliminary study was to investigate the contribution of education level in predicting Physical Activity’s attitudes and intention of adults during a Pandemic. The sample consisted of 904 people, 417 men and 487 women, aged 18-70 years. The participants completed the Greek version of the “Theory of Planned Behavior” questionnaire. Analyzes indicated that higher education level increases people’s attitudes towards PA and during COVID-19. Overall, education level is a valued factor and it seems to accompany relatively stronger intentions even during life threatening conditions.Keywords
This publication has 20 references indexed in Scilit:
- Examining the Association Between Education Level and Physical Activity Changes During Early Old AgeJournal of Aging and Health, 2008
- Differences in leisure-time, household, and work-related physical activity by race, ethnicity, and educationJournal of General Internal Medicine, 2005
- Actual Causes of Death in the United States, 2000JAMA, 2004
- Measuring and Monitoring Success in Compressing MorbidityAnnals of Internal Medicine, 2003
- Efficacy of the Theory of Planned Behaviour: A meta‐analytic reviewBritish Journal of Social Psychology, 2001
- Preliminary Study of the Ability of Reasoned Action Model in Predicting Exercise Behavior of Young ChildrenPerceptual and Motor Skills, 1991
- The disruptive effects of explaining attitudes: The moderating effect of knowledge about the attitude objectJournal of Experimental Social Psychology, 1989
- Prediction of goal-directed behavior: Attitudes, intentions, and perceived behavioral controlJournal of Experimental Social Psychology, 1986
- The Failures of SuccessThe Milbank Memorial Fund Quarterly. Health and Society, 1977
- Coefficient alpha and the internal structure of testsPsychometrika, 1951