A Qualitative Examination of Barriers and Facilitators to Physical Activity for Rural Adolescents

Authors

Biyi Chen
Kendra Kattelmann, South Dakota State UniversityFollow
Ann Michaelle Daniels
Susan Zies
Erika Lindshield
Tandalayo Kidd

Document Type

Abstract

Publication Date

2017

Abstract

Objective Physical activity (PA) is important in childhood obesity prevention. Bronfenbrenner’s Bioecological Theory of Development posits that an individual’s behavior is influenced by one’s interactions with their environment. Interventions promoting PA in context of the environment for rural adolescents are needed. The objective of this qualitative study is to identify barriers and facilitators to PA among 6–8th grade adolescents in rural area. Study Setting and Participants Four focus groups of 6th–8th grade adolescents and four focus groups of adults were conducted in a low-income, rural community, South Dakota. A focus group moderator’s guide for adolescent and adult was created by project team.

Publication Title

The FASEB Journal

Volume

31

First Page

Abstract Number: 641.2

Recommended Citation

Chen, Biyi; Kattelmann, Kendra; Daniels, Ann Michaelle; Zies, Susan; Lindshield, Erika; and Kidd, Tandalayo, "A Qualitative Examination of Barriers and Facilitators to Physical Activity for Rural Adolescents" (2017). Health and Nutritional Sciences Faculty Publications. 244.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/hns_pubs/244