Journal article
Family history of cancer as a cue to action for physical activity behaviour and beliefs
Psychology & health, Vol.35(8), pp.933-945
08/02/2020
DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2019.1693570
PMID: 31757176
Abstract
Objective: Examine if family history of cancer serves as a cue to action prompting adults to assess their personal risk of cancer, consider the consequences, and engage in physical activity (PA) if they believe it will reduce their risk.
Design: Cross-sectional survey of adults with and without a close relative with cancer.
Main Outcome Measures: Health Belief Model (HBM) constructs of perceived cancer vulnerability, perceived cancer severity, response effectiveness of PA, self-efficacy for PA, and barriers to PA, and moderate-to-vigorous intensity PA (MVPA).
Results: Perceived barriers and self-efficacy correlated with MVPA in both groups (p < .05), and perceived vulnerability and response effectiveness correlated with MVPA in participants with a close relative with cancer (p < .05). In multiple regression analyses, HBM constructs accounted for 18.5% and 8.3% of the variability in MVPA among participants with and without a close relative with cancer, respectively. Participants with a close relative with cancer had greater perceived vulnerability to cancer compared to participants without a close relative with cancer (p < .001).
Conclusion: Adults with and without a close relative with cancer may be differentially influenced by HBM constructs, and as a result may respond differently to PA interventions and public health messaging.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Family history of cancer as a cue to action for physical activity behaviour and beliefs
- Creators
- Kristina H. Karvinen - Nipissing UniversityJennifer Brunet - University of OttawaLucas J. Carr - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Psychology & health, Vol.35(8), pp.933-945
- Publisher
- Routledge
- DOI
- 10.1080/08870446.2019.1693570
- PMID
- 31757176
- ISSN
- 0887-0446
- eISSN
- 1476-8321
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/02/2020
- Academic Unit
- Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center; Health and Human Physiology
- Record Identifier
- 9984259651702771
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