The Japanese Association of School Health

Research Paper

ISSN ONLINE : 1880-2400

[School Health Vol.9, 6-13, 2013]

Effects of health program aimed at increasing daily living non-exercise physical activity on physical activity and self-efficacy in sedentary college students

Takeshi Yamauchi*, Katsuro Kitamura**, Jinro Takato***, Toshimi Kudo****, Ichiro Tokimitsu***** and Takashi Sakata*****

  • *School of Human Studies, Ishinomaki Senshu University
  • 1 Shinmito, Minamisakai, Ishinomaki, Miyagi 986-8580, Japan
  • yamauchi@isenshu-u.ac.jp
  • **Graduate School of Educational Informatics, Tohoku University
  • 27-1 Kawauchi, Aobaku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8576, Japan
  • ***Faculty of Medical Science and Welfare, Tohoku Bunka Gakuen University
  • 6-45-1Kunimi, Aobaku, Sendai, Miyagi 981-8551, Japan
  • ****Department of Psychological and Behavioral Science,
  • Miyagi Gakuin Women’s University
  • 9-1-1Sakuragaoka, Aobaku, Sendai, Miyagi 981-8557, Japan
  • *****School of Science and Engineering, Ishinomaki Senshu University
  • 1 Shinmito, Minamisakai, Ishinomaki, Miyagi 986-8580, Japan

[Received January 22, 2013 ; Accepted May 19, 2013]

Keywords:
daily living non-exercise physical activity, sedentary college students, self-efficacy, tri axial accelerometer

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Abstracts

The goal of the present study was to determine if a daily living non-exercise physical activity
intervention increases physical activity and self-efficacy in sedentary college students.
Daily living non-exercise activities are defined as physical activity not classified as exercise
or sports such as household chores and movement/travel. A 10-week health promotion
program aimed at increasing daily non-exercise physical activities was implemented in which
participants were randomly assigned to either an intervention (n = 23) or control group (n =
19). Participants in the intervention group were provided advice about their daily living non-exercise
physical activity during weekly individual counseling sessions. The intervention and
control groups also attended two seminars providing health-related information.
A survey was administered for 1 week before the start of the program and after the end of
the program to assess levels of physical activity of the two groups using a physical activity
monitor. They were also asked to complete a questionnaire regarding general self-efficacy
and the SF-36?Health Survey. The intervention group exhibited significant increases in
moderate-intensity physical activity and general self-efficacy compared with the controls.
Based on their answers to the SF-36? Health Survey, scores for the intervention group for the
categories of bodily pain and general health changed positively and significantly; however,
these changes in the intervention group were not significantly different from those of control
group. Given that the target setting designed to increase daily non-exercise physical activities
during the intervention was not very demanding, the repeated attainment of less-demanding
targets resulted in enhanced self-efficacy in sedentary students. Conclusions: These results
demonstrate that health promotion programs designed to increase daily non-exercise physical
activities as the first step in promoting behavioral change are effective in shifting sedentary
students from inactive to active lifestyles.

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