The Relationship of Self-Reported Physical Activity Level and Self-Efficacy in Physiotherapy Students: A Cross-Sectional Study
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Procedure/Instruments
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Participant Characteristics | Frequency | % |
---|---|---|
Education background | ||
General secondary | 106 | 47.3 |
General professional | 13 | 5.8 |
Incomplete higher | 62 | 27.7 |
Higher | 43 | 19.2 |
Study year | ||
1st year | 57 | 25.4 |
2nd year | 90 | 40.2 |
3rd year | 51 | 22.8 |
4th year | 26 | 11.6 |
Employment | ||
Full time | 47 | 21 |
Part time | 86 | 38.4 |
Unemployed | 91 | 40.6 |
PA level | ||
High PA (>3000 METs) | 60 | 40.30 |
Moderate PA (>600; ≤3000 METs) | 77 | 51.70 |
Low PA (≤600 METs) | 12 | 8.10 |
Vigorous PA minutes | ||
More than 120 min | 10 | 4.5 |
61 to 120 min | 30 | 13.4 |
60 min and less | 38 | 17.0 |
Never/Do not know | 146 | 65.2 |
Moderate PA minutes | ||
More than 120 min | 21 | 9.4 |
61 to 120 min | 27 | 12.1 |
60 min and less | 64 | 28.6 |
Never/Do not know | 112 | 50.0 |
Time spent sitting | ||
150 min or less | 11 | 4.9 |
151 to 330 min | 60 | 26.8 |
331 to 550 min | 55 | 24.6 |
551 min and more | 9 | 4.0 |
Do not know | 89 | 9.7 |
N | Mean | SD | Median | Min | Max | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vigorous PA MET (per week) | 78 | 2291 | 1971 | 1920 | 120 | 9600 |
Moderate PA MET (per week) | 112 | 1341 | 1269 | 960 | 60 | 7200 |
Walking MET (per week) | 139 | 1565 | 2376 | 808 | 99 | 22,275 |
Total PA MET (per week) | 149 | 3673 | 3677 | 2772 | 99 | 24,075 |
Total sitting minutes (per day) | 135 | 334 | 150 | 300 | 20 | 840 |
Self-efficacy | 224 | 30.44 | 3.94 | 30.00 | 17.00 | 40.00 |
Self-Efficacy | Physical Activity (METs Per Week) | Total Sitting Minutes | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Self-efficacy | Spearman Correlation | 1 | 0.217 ** | −0.072 |
Sig. (2-tailed) | 0.008 | 0.411 | ||
N | 224 | 149 | 134 | |
Age | Spearman Correlation | 0.199 ** | 0.098 | −0.118 |
Sig. (2-tailed) | 0.003 | 0.235 | 0.173 | |
N | 224 | 149 | 134 | |
Education background | Spearman Correlation | 0.191 ** | 0.147 | −0.116 |
Sig. (2-tailed) | 0.004 | 0.074 | 0.056 | |
N | 224 | 149 | 134 | |
Study year | Spearman Correlation | 0.010 | −0.011 | −0.201 * |
Sig. (2-tailed) | 0.879 | 0.898 | 0.020 | |
N | 224 | 149 | 134 | |
Employment | Spearman Correlation | −0.171 * | −0.068 | 0.180 * |
Sig. (2-tailed) | 0.010 | 0.407 | 0.038 | |
N | 224 | 149 | 134 |
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Spundiņa, L.; Veseta, U.; Ābele, A. The Relationship of Self-Reported Physical Activity Level and Self-Efficacy in Physiotherapy Students: A Cross-Sectional Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2025, 22, 1029. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22071029
Spundiņa L, Veseta U, Ābele A. The Relationship of Self-Reported Physical Activity Level and Self-Efficacy in Physiotherapy Students: A Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2025; 22(7):1029. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22071029
Chicago/Turabian StyleSpundiņa, Lāsma, Una Veseta, and Agita Ābele. 2025. "The Relationship of Self-Reported Physical Activity Level and Self-Efficacy in Physiotherapy Students: A Cross-Sectional Study" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 22, no. 7: 1029. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22071029
APA StyleSpundiņa, L., Veseta, U., & Ābele, A. (2025). The Relationship of Self-Reported Physical Activity Level and Self-Efficacy in Physiotherapy Students: A Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 22(7), 1029. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22071029