Cary Miranda A, Brittain Danielle R, Dinger Mary K, Ford Melissa L, Cain Meagan, Sharp Teresa A
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO, USA.
Am J Mens Health. 2016 Sep;10(5):408-17. doi: 10.1177/1557988315569297. Epub 2015 Feb 2.
Gay men may not be physically active at recommended levels to achieve health benefits. Thus, a need exists to identify general (i.e., common across populations) and population-specific barriers that hinder or stop gay men from participating in physical activity (PA). Salient barriers may be identified through the extent each barrier limits PA (i.e., barrier limitation) and the level of one's confidence to overcome barriers and engage in PA (i.e., self-regulatory efficacy). The purposes of this study were to (1) provide a description of general and population-specific barriers to PA among sufficiently and insufficiently active gay men, (2) identify barrier limitation and self-regulatory efficacy for the reported barriers, and (3) examine the associations between meeting the current PA recommendation, barrier limitation, and self-regulatory efficacy. Participants were 108 self-identified gay males aged 21 to 64 years who completed a web-based survey. A total of 35 general barriers and no population-specific barriers were identified by the sufficiently and insufficiently active groups. The sufficiently active group reported higher self-regulatory efficacy and lower barrier limitation for nearly all reported barriers. A binary logistic regression used to examine the associations between PA, barrier limitation, and self-regulatory efficacy was statistically significant, χ(2)(2, N = 108) = 19.26, p < .0001, R(2) = .16. Only barrier limitation significantly contributed to the model. Future research should continue to examine barriers to PA among gay men to determine whether an intervention needs to be designed specifically for gay men or whether a one-size-fits-all intervention would be effective in helping all men overcome common barriers to engaging in PA.
男同性恋者的身体活动水平可能未达到获得健康益处的推荐水平。因此，有必要识别阻碍或阻止男同性恋者参与体育活动（PA）的一般（即普遍存在于各人群中的）障碍和特定人群障碍。可以通过每种障碍对体育活动的限制程度（即障碍限制）以及个人克服障碍并参与体育活动的信心水平（即自我调节效能）来识别突出的障碍。本研究的目的是：（1）描述体育活动充分和不充分的男同性恋者中体育活动的一般和特定人群障碍；（2）确定所报告障碍的障碍限制和自我调节效能；（3）研究达到当前体育活动建议水平、障碍限制和自我调节效能之间的关联。参与者为108名年龄在21至64岁之间、自我认定为男同性恋的男性，他们完成了一项基于网络的调查。体育活动充分和不充分的两组共识别出35个一般障碍，未识别出特定人群障碍。体育活动充分的组对几乎所有报告的障碍都报告了更高的自我调节效能和更低的障碍限制。用于检验体育活动、障碍限制和自我调节效能之间关联的二元逻辑回归具有统计学意义，χ(2)(2, N = 108) = 19.26，p <.0001，R(2) =.16。只有障碍限制对模型有显著贡献。未来的研究应继续调查男同性恋者参与体育活动的障碍，以确定是否需要专门为男同性恋者设计干预措施，或者一刀切的干预措施是否能有效帮助所有男性克服参与体育活动的常见障碍。
