 A social cognitive approach to tackle inactivity and obesity in young AustraliansLuke Hawley, Debra Harker and Michael Harker Journal of Business Research, 2010, vol. 63, issue 2, 116-120 Abstract: In 2004/5, 62% of men, 45% of women and 19%-23% of children and adolescents in Australia were overweight or obese [Australian Bureau of Statistics. 4364.0 -- 2004/5 National Health Survey Summary of Results. Viewed March 2007, , 2006a]. The worldwide societal changes particularly in the adoption of more sedentary lifestyles have been marked as a major contributor to the obesity epidemic. Surprisingly little is known about what the underlying cognitions that are associated with increasing levels of sedentary behavior among adults are, specifically those aged 18-24Â years. With this understanding, social marketing campaigns and government policies can enlist a change in consumers' behaviors towards a reduction in sedentary behavior, reducing their risk of obesity and all-cause mortality. A self-administered survey was completed by a sample of 310 young respondents. Major findings from this study indicate that: this group of 18-24Â year olds engages in sedentary activities for almost eight hours per day and their cognitive behaviors are independent of personal characteristics such as age, gender and weight. Keywords: Obesity; Inactivity; Australia; Sedentary; behavior; Students; Social; cognitive; theory (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:jbrese:v:63:y:2010:i:2:p:116-120 Access Statistics for this article Journal of Business Research is currently edited by A. G. Woodside More articles in Journal of Business Research from Elsevier |
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