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An Investigation of Habitual and Incidental Physical Activity Among Costa Rican and Costa Rican American Teenage Girls

Karen T. D'Alonzo, PhD, RN, APNC

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Lauren B. Cortese, BSN, RN

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

A comparative survey design was used to examine habitual and incidental physical activity among native Costa Rican (CR) and Costa Rican American (CRA) adolescent girls. The purposive sample included 17 girls (ages 12-19 years) living in Limon, Costa Rica (n = 11), and the metropolitan New York/New Jersey area (n = 6). Participants in the CR group had significantly higher levels of habitual (p = .04), incidental (p = .02), and combined (p = .03) physical activity as compared with those on the CRA group. Dance was a preferred form of activity for both groups. The relationship between habitual and incidental physical activity was not significant, underscoring the need to address both variables in assessment of total physical activity. The findings suggest a need to prioritize the promotion of physical activity among immigrant teenage girls using culturally valued methods.

Key Words: physical activity • Costa Rican • adolescent • females

Journal of Transcultural Nursing, Vol. 18, No. 3, 201-207 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/1043659607301296
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