TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Psychosocial correlates of exercise in women with self-reported depressive symptoms
JO  - Journal of physical activity and health
A1  - Craft, Lynette L.
A1  - Perna, Frank A.
A1  - Freund, K. M.
A1  - Culpepper, Larry
SP  - 469
EP  - 480
VL  - 5
IS  - 3
N2  - BACKGROUND: Exercise effectively reduces symptoms of depression. However, correlates of regular exercise in depressed women are unknown. This study assessed psychosocial determinants of exercise in a sample of women with depressive symptoms. METHODS: Sixty-one women completed demographic, depression, and exercise-related questionnaires. RESULTS: The average Primary Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) depression score was 12.1 (SD = 5.0), indicating moderate depressive symptoms. In the previous week, the women reported 12.8 metabolic equivalents (METs) of exercise. Low levels of self-efficacy and social support for exercise were also reported. Depressive symptoms were positively associated with barriers to exercise (r = .35, P < .01), and barriers were inversely related to exercise METs (r = -.37, P < .05). Barriers to activity and education level were significant determinants of exercise. CONCLUSIONS: Women with depressive symptoms report minimal exercise involvement, numerous barriers to exercise, and low exercise self-efficacy and social support for exercise.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1543-3080
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -