Does Education Level Differentiate Adults’ Attitudes Towards Physical Activity during COVID-19 Pandemic? A Preliminary Study

Evangelos Bebetsos; Christos Konstantinidis

doi:10.21601/aquademia/10965

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Evangelos Bebetsos ¹ ^* , Christos Konstantinidis ¹

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¹ Democritus University of Thrace, Komotini, GREECE^* Corresponding Author

Abstract

According to the World Health Organization, the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic raises concerns about increased panic and increased anxiety in people who are trapped in either a real or a theoretical Coronavirus threat. The aim of this preliminary study was to investigate the contribution of education level in predicting Physical Activity’s attitudes and intention of adults during a Pandemic. The sample consisted of 904 people, 417 men and 487 women, aged 18-70 years. The participants completed the Greek version of the “Theory of Planned Behavior” questionnaire. Analyzes indicated that higher education level increases people’s attitudes towards PA and during COVID-19. Overall, education level is a valued factor and it seems to accompany relatively stronger intentions even during life threatening conditions.

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planned behavior theory
education level
pandemic

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Bebetsos, E., & Konstantinidis, C. (2021). Does Education Level Differentiate Adults’ Attitudes Towards Physical Activity during COVID-19 Pandemic? A Preliminary Study. Aquademia, 5(2), ep21009. https://doi.org/10.21601/aquademia/10965

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Bebetsos E, Konstantinidis C. Does Education Level Differentiate Adults’ Attitudes Towards Physical Activity during COVID-19 Pandemic? A Preliminary Study. AQUADEMIA. 2021;5(2):ep21009. https://doi.org/10.21601/aquademia/10965

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Bebetsos E, Konstantinidis C. Does Education Level Differentiate Adults’ Attitudes Towards Physical Activity during COVID-19 Pandemic? A Preliminary Study. AQUADEMIA. 2021;5(2), ep21009. https://doi.org/10.21601/aquademia/10965

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Bebetsos, Evangelos, and Christos Konstantinidis. "Does Education Level Differentiate Adults’ Attitudes Towards Physical Activity during COVID-19 Pandemic? A Preliminary Study". Aquademia 2021 5 no. 2 (2021): ep21009. https://doi.org/10.21601/aquademia/10965

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Bebetsos, E., and Konstantinidis, C. (2021). Does Education Level Differentiate Adults’ Attitudes Towards Physical Activity during COVID-19 Pandemic? A Preliminary Study. Aquademia, 5(2), ep21009. https://doi.org/10.21601/aquademia/10965

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Bebetsos, Evangelos et al. "Does Education Level Differentiate Adults’ Attitudes Towards Physical Activity during COVID-19 Pandemic? A Preliminary Study". Aquademia, vol. 5, no. 2, 2021, ep21009. https://doi.org/10.21601/aquademia/10965