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Barriers to physically active for UBC students

University of British Columbia. Sustainability Office

Our study seeks to identify whether there are differences in perceived barriers to physical activity between active and inactive university students. We believed that the barriers “lack of energy”, “lack of time” and “lack of willpower” are the most influential barriers. We also hypothesize that physically inactive students will rate each of the 7 barriers to physical activity as more of a barrier compared to physically active students. The study we conducted tries to rectify this with a study of UBC students. Undergraduate UBC students (n = 100) were recruited to the study. Participant’s current exercise habits and perceived barriers to physical activity were assessed. Students were asked to participate in a survey found online from a previous research. Mean scores derived from the calculation method provided with the survey were computed. Statistically significant results were found between the physically active and inactive groups. “Lack of energy”, “Lack of willpower”, and “Lack of time” were the top three most significant barriers perceived students at UBC. No significant results between genders were found in this study. This study could be replicated with a larger sample size in future research to increase the validity and to accurately identify perceived barriers in order to enhance physical activity among students at UBC. Disclaimer: “UBC SEEDS provides students with the opportunity to share the findings of their studies, as well as their opinions, conclusions and recommendations with the UBC community. The reader should bear in mind that this is a student project/report and is not an official document of UBC. Furthermore readers should bear in mind that these reports may not reflect the current status of activities at UBC. We urge you to contact the research persons mentioned in a report or the SEEDS Coordinator about the current status of the subject matter of a project/report.”

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University of British Columbia. PSYC 321; UBC Social Ecological Economic Development Studies (SEEDS) Student Report

Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library

10.14288/1.0108875

Arts, Faculty of; Psychology, Department of

Unreviewed

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