Predicting exercise behavior using components of the transtheoretical model of behavior change
|
 |
|
Post a Comment
|
|
|
|
|
|
ABSTRACT:
The purpose of this study was to prospectively investigate the role stage of exercise played in the adoption and maintenance of naturally occurring exercise. Sixty-six females classified as being in the contemplation (n=26) or preparation (n=40) stage of exercise were recruited from a single worksite. Participants were surveyed at baseline, 1-, and 7-months post-baseline. Attrition resulted in complete data available on 71.2 percent (n=47) of the original sample (M age = 36.8 plus/minus 7.4 yrs). After controlling for baseline exercise level, no significant difference was observed between participants' initial stage of exercise and their 7-month exercise behavior (p greater than .05). In a stepwise regression, education, BMI, and initial stage of exercise were able to explain a significant proportion of the variance in stage of exercise improvement at 1-month (R=.60, R2=.36, p less than .01). At 7-months, the only significant predictor of stage of exercise improvement was baseline stage of exercise (R=.44, R2=.19, p less than .01). These preliminary findings help clarify the role stage of exercise plays as a determinant of naturally occurring exercise behavior change. Within, the present sample, those in the preparation stage of change as beseline were no more likely to move into the action stage of change at 7-months post-baseline in comparison to those initially classified in the contemplation stage of change.
|
|
|
|
STATISTICS
|
|
Click on # to view
|
|
Citations
|
|
0
|
|
References
|
|
0
|
|
Comments
|
|
0
|
|
Quality
|
|
0/0.00
|
|
Interest
|
|
0/0.00
|
|
View(er)s
|
|
2/274
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Prev |
Next |
|