Jungwon university, Department of Nursing, Republic of Korea
The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of exercise motivation, perceived benefits and perceived barriers on stages of exercise behavior change in female nursing students.
The subjects were female nursing students two universities including J university in C province and M university in K province, and they were 144 female nursing students who understood the purpose of the study and agreed to participate in the study. The data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, χ2 test, and multiple logistic regression.
The exercise motivation factors of female nursing students were found to have a significant effect on exercise motivation (β=2.239,
In order to promote regular exercise of female nursing students, the provision of information and exercise promotion programs at the school level to strengthen exercise motivation are suggested..
Exercise, Behavior, Motivation, Benefits, Barriers
