Table 9.
Comparison of the subscale means of perceived benefits and barriers of the physical activity as reported in the current study compared with the previous studies with comparable methodology and population.
| Study Results for EBBS Factors | Lovel et al. (2010) UK |
Nolan et al. (2011) South Africa |
Dalibalta & Davison (2016) UAE |
Gad et al. (2018) Saudi Arabia |
Szarabajko (2018) USA |
Firdaus Abdullah et al. (2018) Malaysia |
Fredrick et al. (2020) USA |
The Current Study (2021) UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reference | [6] | [36] | [37] | [38] | [35] | [11] | [34] | - |
| Benefit Subscale | ||||||||
| Physical Performance | 3.25 | 3.22 | 3.39 | 3.34 | 3.46 | 4.18 | 3.5 | 3.30 |
| Psychological Outlook | 3.08 | 3.16 | 3.17 | 3.35 | 3.24 | 4.16 | 3.4 | 3.23 |
| Preventive Health | 3.05 | 3.23 | 3.26 | 3.23 | 3.46 | 3.89 | 3.3 | 3.05 |
| Life Enhancement | 2.93 | 3.02 | 3.04 | 3.30 | 3.31 | 3.97 | 3.2 | 2.98 |
| Social Interaction | 3.50 | 2.76 | 2.59 | 3.12 | 3.16 | 3.96 | 2.7 | 2.77 |
| Barriers Subscale | ||||||||
| Physical Exertion | 2.63 | 2.28 | 2.67 | 2.63 | 2.12 | 2.96 | 2.7 | 2.30 |
| Time Expenditure | 2.12 | 1.93 | 2.22 | 2.80 | 3.00 | 2.37 | 1.8 | 3.00 |
| Exercise Milieu | 2.08 | 2.05 | 1.88 | 2.70 | 3.20 | 2.60 | 1.6 | 3.14 |
| Family Discouragement | 2.06 | 1.90 | 1.87 | 2.55 | 3.25 | 2.28 | 1.5 | 3.08 |