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Does race/ethnicity moderate the association between job strain and leisure time physical activity?

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Bennett, GG; Wolin, KY; Avrunin, JS; Stoddard, AM; Sorensen, G; Barbeau, E; Emmons, KM
Published in: Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine
August 2006

Racial/ethnic minorities report myriad barriers to regular leisure time physical activity (LTPA), including the stress and fatigue resulting from their occupational activities.We sought to investigate whether an association exists between job strain and LTPA, and whether it is modified by race or ethnicity.Data were collected from 1,740 adults employed in 26 small manufacturing businesses in eastern Massachusetts. LTPA and job strain data were self-reported. Adjusted mean hours of LTPA per week are reported.In age and gender adjusted analyses, reports of job strain were associated with LTPA. There was a significant interaction between job strain and race or ethnicity (p = .04). Whites experiencing job strain reported 1 less hr of LTPA per week compared to Whites not reporting job strain. Collectively, racial/ethnic minorities reporting job strain exhibited comparatively higher levels of LTPA compared to their counterparts with no job strain, although patterns for individual groups did not significantly differ.Job strain was associated with LTPA in a lower income, multiethnic population of healthy adult men and women. The association between job strain and LTPA was modified by race or ethnicity, highlighting the importance of investigating the differential effects of psychosocial occupational factors on LTPA levels by race or ethnicity.

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Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine

DOI

EISSN

1532-4796

ISSN

0883-6612

Publication Date

August 2006

Volume

32

Issue

1

Start / End Page

60 / 67

Related Subject Headings

  • Workplace
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Public Health
  • Motor Activity
  • Male
  • Leisure Activities
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Ethnicity
 

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Bennett, G. G., Wolin, K. Y., Avrunin, J. S., Stoddard, A. M., Sorensen, G., Barbeau, E., & Emmons, K. M. (2006). Does race/ethnicity moderate the association between job strain and leisure time physical activity? Annals of Behavioral Medicine : A Publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, 32(1), 60–67. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15324796abm3201_7
Bennett, Gary G., Kathleen Y. Wolin, Jill S. Avrunin, Anne M. Stoddard, Glorian Sorensen, Elizabeth Barbeau, and Karen M. Emmons. “Does race/ethnicity moderate the association between job strain and leisure time physical activity?Annals of Behavioral Medicine : A Publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine 32, no. 1 (August 2006): 60–67. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15324796abm3201_7.
Bennett GG, Wolin KY, Avrunin JS, Stoddard AM, Sorensen G, Barbeau E, et al. Does race/ethnicity moderate the association between job strain and leisure time physical activity? Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine. 2006 Aug;32(1):60–7.
Bennett, Gary G., et al. “Does race/ethnicity moderate the association between job strain and leisure time physical activity?Annals of Behavioral Medicine : A Publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, vol. 32, no. 1, Aug. 2006, pp. 60–67. Epmc, doi:10.1207/s15324796abm3201_7.
Bennett GG, Wolin KY, Avrunin JS, Stoddard AM, Sorensen G, Barbeau E, Emmons KM. Does race/ethnicity moderate the association between job strain and leisure time physical activity? Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine. 2006 Aug;32(1):60–67.
Journal cover image

Published In

Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine

DOI

EISSN

1532-4796

ISSN

0883-6612

Publication Date

August 2006

Volume

32

Issue

1

Start / End Page

60 / 67

Related Subject Headings

  • Workplace
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Public Health
  • Motor Activity
  • Male
  • Leisure Activities
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Ethnicity