Research and Theory for Nursing Practice
Volume 29, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 10-24

Korean immigrant women's physical activity experience: A situation-specific theory (Article)

Im E.-O.* , Chang S.J. , Nguyen G. , Stringer L. , Chee W. , Chee E.
  • a School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, United States
  • b School of Nursing, Chungbuk National University, South Korea
  • c School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, United States
  • d School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, United States
  • e School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, United States
  • f School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Pennsylvania, United States

Abstract

To develop successful physical activity promotion programs for midlife immigrant women, especially for Korean immigrant midlife women, concrete theoretical bases are needed. However, virtually no theoretical frameworks and/or theories exist that can explain the influences of immigration transition on the physical activity experience of midlife immigrant women in general or Korean immigrant midlife women in specific. The purpose of this article is to present a situation-specific theory on physical activity experience of Korean immigrant midlife women (SPAKIM) with its development process. An integrative approach was used to develop the theory based on the midlife women's attitudes toward physical activity (MAPA) theory, the transitions theory, a review of the relevant literature, and two studies on midlife women's attitudes toward physical activity. The proposed theory includes nature of transitions, nonmodifiable and modifiable transition conditions, contexts of daily life, patterns of response, and nursing therapeutics as major concepts, and each major concept includes several related subconcepts. Because several concepts of the theory were developed mainly based on the literature review, the major concepts and related subconcepts need to be further developed and evaluated in future studies. © 2015 Springer Publishing Company.

Author Keywords

Immigrant Nursing theory Asian American Midlife women physical activity

Index Keywords

female South Korea Motor Activity Emigration and Immigration Republic of Korea ethnology middle aged United States human Humans migration
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DOI: 10.1891/1541-6577.29.1.10
ISSN: 15416577
Cited by: 2
Original Language: English