Testing social cognitive mechanisms of exercise in college students.

OBJECTIVES: To determine if different dimensions of outcome expectations are mediators between self-efficacy and exercise among college students. METHODS: Students (n = 290) reported exercise levels, self-efficacy, and expectations using a Web-based questionnaire. Factor analysis was performed to id...

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Publicado en:American Journal of Health Behavior Vol. 34; no. 2; pp. 156 - 166
Autores principales: Taber DR, Meischke H, Maciejewski ML
Formato: equations & formulas research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: PNG Publications Mar/Apr2010
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          Cognition Evaluation
          Exercise
          Self-Efficacy
          Students, College
          Adult
          Chi Square Test
          Coefficient alpha
          Female
          Human
          Male
          Questionnaires
          Scales
          United States
          Adult: 19-44 years
          Female
          Male
      ab: OBJECTIVES: To determine if different dimensions of outcome expectations are mediators between self-efficacy and exercise among college students. METHODS: Students (n = 290) reported exercise levels, self-efficacy, and expectations using a Web-based questionnaire. Factor analysis was performed to identify dimensions of expectations; regression analyses tested whether each factor mediated the relationship between self-efficacy and exercise. RESULTS: Physical, mental, social, and self-evaluative expectations emerged from the factor analysis, but none was associated with exercise independent of self-efficacy. Self-efficacy, however, was significantly associated with exercise independent of expectations (P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: College students' activity expectations are multidimensional, but do not mediate the relationship between self-efficacy and exercise.
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