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KMID : 1138720210470040067
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Korean Public Health Research
2021 Volume.47 No. 4 p.67 ~ p.78
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Understanding of egalitarian gender norms and physical activity among adolescent girls: through comparative analysis of adolescent boys
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Lee Na-Gyeong
Kim Nam-Soon
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study examined the association between egalitarian gender norms and physical activity among adolescent girls in South Korea through comparison with adolescent boys.
Methods: A nationwide survey of 1,500 Korean adolescents was analyzed. We compared egalitarian gender norms, physical activity and socio-demographic variables related with physical activity of adolescent girls and boys. To investigate the association between egalitarian gender norms and physical activity, multiple logistic regression models were used.
Results: Adolescent girls had a higher awareness of egalitarian gender norms than boys, however the prevalence of physical activity was lower than boys. Younger girls or girls whose mother support their physical activity had a higher likelihood of physical activity. Adolescent girls who had higher awareness of egalitarian gender norms had a lower likelihood of physical activity. In contrast there was no statistically significant association between egalitarian gender norms and physical activity in adolescent boys.
Conclusion: This finding shows that age and mother’s support for physical activity were associated with physical activity of adolescent girls. Girls had a higher awareness of gender equality but there was an inverse association between awareness of gender equality and physical activity. In the future, In-depth research is needed considering various factors that could affect physical activity of adolescents.
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KEYWORD
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adolescent, physical activity, gender egalitarianism
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