Testing the Youth Physical Activity Promotion Model during the COVID-19 Pandemic, with Partial Least Squares Second-Order Latent Constructs

Elena Druică, Rodica Ianole-Călin, Monica Sakizlian, Daniela Aducovschi, Remus Dumitrescu and Robert Sakizlian
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Elena Druică: Centre for Applied Behavioral Economics, University of Bucharest, 030018 Bucharest, Romania
Rodica Ianole-Călin: Centre for Applied Behavioral Economics, University of Bucharest, 030018 Bucharest, Romania
Monica Sakizlian: Department of Physical Education, University of Bucharest, 030018 Bucharest, Romania
Daniela Aducovschi: Department of Physical Education, University of Bucharest, 030018 Bucharest, Romania
Remus Dumitrescu: Department of Physical Education, University of Bucharest, 030018 Bucharest, Romania
Robert Sakizlian: Department of Physical Education, University of Bucharest, 030018 Bucharest, Romania

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 12, 1-15

Abstract: We tested the Youth Physical Activity Promotion (YPAP) framework on Romanian students in order to identify actionable determinants to support participation in physical activity. Our sample consisted of 665 responses to an online survey, with participants aged 18–23 (mean = 19 years); 70% were women. We used the partial least squares algorithm to estimate the relationships between students’ behavior and possible predictors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our results indicate that all the theoretical dimensions of YPAP (predisposing, enabling and reinforcing) have a positive and significant impact on physical activity, with two mediating mechanisms expressed as predisposing factors: able and worth. Unlike previous research, we used second-order latent constructs, unveiling a particular structure for the enabling dimension that only includes sport competence, fitness and skills, but not the environmental factors.

Keywords: Youth Physical Activity Promotion framework; students; Romania; COVID-19; health policy-making (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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