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Predictors of Land-Based Activity Participation in a National Representative Sample of Indigenous Individuals Living Off-Reserve

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  • Elaine Toombs

    (Department of Psychology, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1, Canada
    Dilico Anishinabek Family Care, Fort William First Nation, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1, Canada)

  • Jessie Lund

    (Department of Psychology, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1, Canada)

  • Aislin R. Mushquash

    (Department of Psychology, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1, Canada
    Dilico Anishinabek Family Care, Fort William First Nation, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1, Canada)

  • Christopher J. Mushquash

    (Department of Psychology, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1, Canada
    Dilico Anishinabek Family Care, Fort William First Nation, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1, Canada
    Department of Psychology, Northern Ontario School of Medicine University, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1, Canada
    Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1, Canada)

Abstract

This study examined data from the 2017 Aboriginal Peoples Survey to consider predictors of land-based activity engagement. We hypothesized that higher self-reported mental and physical health scores, an increased sense of cultural belonging, living in a rural community, and no prior individual or family history of residential school attendance would predict a higher frequency of land-based activity engagement among First Nations individuals living off-reserve. Results from linear regression analyses suggested that an increased sense of cultural belonging, being male, and living in a rural community with a population of less than 1000 people were significant predictors of the frequency of land-based activity engagement. With these preliminary findings, further research can explore how physical and mental health outcomes influence the frequency of land-based activity engagement, in addition to how community-specific indicators may promote higher frequency of these activities, particularly among First Nations individuals living off-reserve.

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  • Elaine Toombs & Jessie Lund & Aislin R. Mushquash & Christopher J. Mushquash, 2022. "Predictors of Land-Based Activity Participation in a National Representative Sample of Indigenous Individuals Living Off-Reserve," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(13), pages 1-13, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:13:p:8029-:d:852398
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