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Table 5 Main themes, sub-themes, and specific beliefs regarding PA

From: Similarities and differences in underlying beliefs of socio-cognitive factors related to diet and physical activity in lower-educated Dutch, Turkish, and Moroccan adults in the Netherlands: a focus group study

Main themesa

Sub-themesb

Ethnic group

What is a sufficient amount of PA?

Number of days and amount of time

All ethnic groups

 

Daily activities

Turkish + Moroccan

 

Religion

Turkish + Moroccan

Attitude beliefs towards PA

Health benefits

All ethnic groups

 

Costs

All ethnic groups

 

Feeling about PA

Dutch + Turkish

 

Pleasure

Dutch + Turkish

Perceived subjective norm, social support, social pressure regarding PA

Social support by friends and family

All ethnic groups

 

Exercising in a group

All ethnic groups

 

Exercising alone

Dutch + Turkish

 

Culture

Turkish + Moroccan

Barriers and solutions regarding PA

Time

All ethnic groups

 

Busy schedule

All ethnic groups

 

Motivation

All ethnic groups

 

Mood

All ethnic groups

 

Fatigue

All ethnic groups

 

Strategies to overcome barriers

All ethnic groups

  1. PA physical activity
  2. aThese themes were defined based on the sub-themes. The concepts from the Theory of Planned Behavior were used to formulate the main themes
  3. bThese themes arose during the discussion