Asians are currently the fastest growing ethnic group in the US (Le, 2007). Due to
HawaiiÕs large percentage of Asian and Pacific Islanders (41.5% versus 4.3% nationally in
2005; U.S. Census Bureau, 2007) and higher rates of physical activi
ty (52.4% for Hawaii versus
48.1% nationally; CDC, 2005b), an examination of the correlates of exercise behavior in this
population would provide unique data. The purpose of this study was to investigate the
relationship between physical activity and exerc
ise self
-
efficacy and the presence of social
norms for exercise while controlling for demographic variables and sedentary behaviors. It
was hypothesized that 1) meeting walking recommendations and 2) more weekly MET
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minutes of physical activity would be pr
edicted by higher exercise self
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efficacy and higher
social norms for exercise