Journal article
Perceived Constraints and Social Support for Active Leisure Among Mothers With Young Children
Leisure sciences, Vol.23(3), pp.131-144
01/07/2001
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Abstract
Evidence suggests that women who are mothers of young children have lower levels of physical activity than women of similar age who do not have children (Brown, Lee, Mishra, & Bauman, 2000). The purposes of this study were to explore the factors that constrain mothers of young children from being more physically active, and the relationship between physical activity and levels of social support available to the women. The empirical basis for this examination was provided through a study of activity levels and barriers to physical activity experienced by a sample of 543 mothers of young children from differing socioeconomic backgrounds. The data indicate that: (a) more than two-thirds of the mothers were inadequately active in their leisure time for health benefit; (b) while the vast majority of mothers expressed a desire to be more active, they were inhibited in their ability to act out their leisure preferences by a combination of structural (e.g., lack of time, money, energy) and ideological influences (e.g., sense of commitment to others); (c) access to social support (from partners, family, and friends) was seen to place some women in a better position than others to negotiate constraints that inhibit leisure participation; and (d) within groups of varying socioeconomic status (SES) there was wide variation in the amount of time spent each week in active leisure.
Details
- Title
- Perceived Constraints and Social Support for Active Leisure Among Mothers With Young Children
- Creators
- Peter R. Brown - University of Newcastle AustraliaWendy J. Brown - University of QueenslandYvette D. Miller - University of QueenslandVibeke Hansen - University of Newcastle Australia
- Publication Details
- Leisure sciences, Vol.23(3), pp.131-144
- Publisher
- Informa UK Ltd
- Identifiers
- 991012937599502368
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article