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dc.contributor.authorAaltonen, Sari
dc.contributor.authorKujala, Urho
dc.contributor.authorKaprio, Jaakko
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-09T05:59:15Z
dc.date.available2016-05-09T05:59:15Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.citationAaltonen, S., Kujala, U., & Kaprio, J. (2014). Factors behind Leisure-Time Physical Activity Behavior Based on Finnish Twin Studies: The Role of Genetic and Environmental Influences and the Role of Motives. <i>BioMed Research International</i>, <i>2014</i>, Article 931820. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/931820" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/931820</a>
dc.identifier.otherCONVID_23593229
dc.identifier.otherTUTKAID_61346
dc.identifier.urihttps://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/49660
dc.description.abstractDifferent approaches are being taken to clarify the role of various factors in the development of physical activity behaviors. Genetic studies are a new area of physical activity research and also the motives for physical activity have been widely studied. The purpose of this paper is to review the findings emerging from the longitudinal genetic studies on leisure-time physical activity and to evaluate the associations between motivational factors and leisure-time physical activity. The focus is to review recent findings of longitudinal Finnish twin studies. The results of the latest longitudinal Finnish twin studies point to the existence of age-specific genetic and environmental influences on leisure-time physical activity. Variations in environmental factors seem to explain the observed deterioration in leisure-time physical activity levels. A decline in genetic influences is seen first from adolescence to young adulthood and again from the age of thirty to the mid-thirties. In the Finnish twin participants, mastery, physical fitness, and psychological state were the major motivation factors associated with consistent leisure-time physical activity behavior. The results also indicate that intrinsic motivation factors may be important for engagement in leisure-time physical activity.
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherHindawi Publishing Corporation
dc.relation.ispartofseriesBioMed Research International
dc.relation.urihttp://www.hindawi.com/journals/bmri/2014/931820/
dc.subject.otherphysical activity
dc.subject.otherleisure-time
dc.subject.othertwin studies
dc.subject.othergenetic influence
dc.subject.otherenvironmental influence
dc.titleFactors behind Leisure-Time Physical Activity Behavior Based on Finnish Twin Studies: The Role of Genetic and Environmental Influences and the Role of Motives
dc.typearticle
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:fi:jyu-201605022377
dc.contributor.laitosTerveystieteiden laitosfi
dc.contributor.laitosDepartment of Health Sciencesen
dc.contributor.oppiaineLiikuntalääketiedefi
dc.contributor.oppiaineSports and Exercise Medicineen
dc.type.urihttp://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle
dc.date.updated2016-05-02T03:15:04Z
dc.type.coarhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bc
dc.description.reviewstatuspeerReviewed
dc.relation.issn2314-6133
dc.relation.volume2014
dc.type.versionpublishedVersion
dc.rights.copyright© 2014 Sari Aaltonen et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.
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dc.subject.ysofyysinen aktiivisuus
dc.subject.ysovapaa-aika
dc.subject.ysokaksoset
dc.subject.ysokaksostutkimus
dc.subject.ysoperimä
dc.subject.ysoympäristötekijät
dc.subject.ysoperinnöllisyystiede
jyx.subject.urihttp://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p23102
jyx.subject.urihttp://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p3276
jyx.subject.urihttp://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p9845
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dc.rights.urlhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
dc.relation.doi10.1155/2014/931820
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