Psychosocial Variables Related to Why Women are Less Active than Men and Related Health Implications

Elizabeth Skidmore Edwards, Sarah Carson Sackett, Elizabeth Skidmore Edwards, Sarah Carson Sackett

Abstract

This article reviews psychosocial influences on women's participation in physical activity as they differ from men and how associated activity differences impact women's risk for a number of chronic diseases. This topic directly aligns with the mission of this special edition related to disparities in women's health as the typically lower level of physical activity in females directly impacts their health. On average, females participate in physical activity at lower rates than their male counterparts. These lower rates of physical activity are directly related to both incidence of and outcomes from cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and breast and gynecological cancers. The relationship between psychosocial factors that are understood to affect physical activity differs between men and women. Specifically, self-efficacy, social support, and motivation are empirically substantiated factors that found to impact physical activity participation among women differently than men. Understanding these relationships is integral to designing effective interventions to target physical activity participation in women so that the related health risks are adequately addressed.

Keywords: determinants of physical activity; motivation; physical activity; self-efficacy; social support; women’s health.

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