Does health literacy moderate the psychological pathways of physical activity from guideline awareness to behavior? A multi-group structural equation modeling.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Awareness, knowledge, beliefs, and behavioral intentions of physical activity (PA) guidelines may be important mediating factors for promoting PA. However, these pathways of the psychological process to PA behavior have not been examined. These pathways may differ depending on health literacy levels. This study investigated the pathways to PA, from guideline awareness to behavior, and further examined whether they differed by health literacy.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted with 7,000 Japanese participants aged 20-69 years. The participants were registered with an Internet survey company. Participants' awareness, knowledge, beliefs, and behavioral intentions regarding the PA guidelines of Japan, the volume of moderate-to-vigorous intensity PA, activi

SUBMITTER: Tajima T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9840824 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature