Mama Scherezade K, McNeill Lorna H, Soltero Erica G, Orlando Edwards Raul, Lee Rebecca E
J Aging Phys Act. 2017 Jul;25(3):351-359. doi: 10.1123/japa.2015-0239. Epub 2017 Jun 28.
Culturally appropriate, innovative strategies to increase physical activity (PA) in women of color are needed. This study examined whether participation in SALSA, an 8-week randomized, crossover pilot study to promote PA, led to improved psychosocial outcomes and whether these changes were associated with changes in PA over time. Women of color (N = 50) completed Internet-based questionnaires on PA, exercise self-efficacy, motivational readiness, stress, and social support at three time points. Women reported high socioeconomic status, decreases in exercise self-efficacy, and increases in motivational readiness for exercise and a number of stressful events (p < .05); changes in motivational readiness for exercise varied by group (p = .043). Changes in psychosocial factors were associated with increases in PA. Latin dance improved motivational readiness for PA. Future studies are needed to determine whether Latin dance improves other psychological measures and quality of life in women of color in an effort to increase PA and reduce health disparities.
需要制定符合文化背景、具有创新性的策略来增加有色人种女性的身体活动（PA）。本研究调查了参与一项为期8周的促进身体活动的随机交叉试点研究SALSA是否能改善心理社会结局，以及这些变化是否与身体活动随时间的变化相关。有色人种女性（N = 50）在三个时间点完成了关于身体活动、运动自我效能、运动动机准备、压力和社会支持的基于互联网的问卷调查。女性报告了较高的社会经济地位、运动自我效能的下降、运动动机准备的增加以及一些压力事件（p < 0.05）；运动动机准备的变化因组而异（p = 0.043）。心理社会因素的变化与身体活动的增加相关。拉丁舞提高了进行身体活动的动机准备。未来需要开展研究，以确定拉丁舞是否能改善有色人种女性的其他心理指标和生活质量，从而努力增加身体活动并减少健康差距。
