ปัจจัยที่สัมพันธ์กับพฤติกรรมการมีกิจกรรมทางกายของนักศึกษาชาวต่างชาติระดับบัณฑิตศึกษาในเขตกรุงเทพมหานครและปริมณฑล

Pornteap Leethong-In; Wisute Tongdecharoen; Yurasin Wattanapayungkul; Li Huiling

Authors

Pornteap Leethong-In Faculty of Sports Science and Technology, Bangkok Thonburi University
Wisute Tongdecharoen Faculty of Sports Science and Technology, Bangkok Thonburi University
Yurasin Wattanapayungkul Faculty of Sports Science and Technology, Bangkok Thonburi University
Li Huiling Faculty of Sports Science and Technology, Bangkok Thonburi University

Keywords:

Physical Activity, International Students, PRECEDE Model, Bangkok Metropolitan Region

Abstract

The purposes of this cross-sectional descriptive research were: (1) to examine the levels of physical activity behaviors; (2) to investigate the relationships between predisposing, enabling, and reinforcing factors and physical activity behaviors; and (3) to analyze the predictors of physical activity behaviors. The sample consisted of 402 Chinese graduate students in the Bangkok Metropolitan Region, selected via multi-stage sampling. The research instrument was a questionnaire based on the PRECEDE Model and the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ) with a reliability of 0.92. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlation, and stepwise multiple regression analysis. The results revealed that: (1) The majority of the students (40.05%) had a low level of physical activity and spent an average of 9.83 hours/day on sedentary behavior. (2) Predisposing, enabling, and reinforcing factors were significantly positively correlated with physical activity behaviors at the.05 level. (3) Seven factors self-efficacy (Beta = 0.296), motivation (β=0.227), peer support (β=0.203), class schedule, accessibility (β=0.186), past experience (β=0.111), and time management (β=0.102) collectively predicted 47.40% of the variance in physical activity behaviors.

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