Download or read book The Effects of Two Motivational Strategies on Exercise Adherence and Exercise Self efficacy in College Females written by Elizabeth Eleanor Stewart and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Effects of a Self determination Theory Based Exercise Intervention on Physical Activity and Psychological Variables in Sedentary Overweight Or Obese Women written by Ya-Ting Hsu and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: There is epidemiological evidence for a strong association between obesity and insufficient leisure-time physical activity and low levels of occupational activity in industrialized societies. Women are more likely to be physically inactive and overweight, and thus, we need an effective approach using behavioral theories to help sedentary overweight/obese women adopt and maintain regular exercise. Project CHANGE (to being a Confident, Healthy, And Goal--directed Exerciser) is an 8-week intervention with 4-week follow-up that targeted constructs from Self-Determination Theory (SDT) and addressed both behavioral strategies and physical skills. A total of 25 eligible participants were enrolled in Project CHANGE and were randomized to two treatment conditions: Self-Determination Theory-based exercise training plus behavioral intervention (SD group) or standard care (SC group) with traditional supervised exercise training. The final sample size was 21 (NSD = 11; NSC = 10). There were 2 dropouts from each group. Participants completed fitness assessments and questionnaires to measure physical activity, quality of life, depressive symptoms, SDT constructs, and other established psychological mediators of exercise, such as self-efficacy and goal setting. The results showed that the weekly energy expenditure did not differ significantly between the groups at post-intervention when baseline PA was controlled. However, the majority of the participants in the SD group remained active at the 4-week follow-up assessment and met the public health PA recommendation. The treatment effects on the psychological variables were limited when controlling for baseline values. For both groups, integrated regulation, perceived autonomy support, and exercise goal-setting significantly increased over time. Exercise planning had a tendency to increase, but not significantly. Scheduling self-efficacy was significantly higher in the SD group than the SC group, regardless of time. In the follow-up analysis, we categorized all the participants into two groups based upon exercise adherence, defined as exercising>= 150 min/week at the 4-week follow-up (i.e., adherent group and non-adherent group). Participants in the adherent group had significantly greater autonomous motivation (i.e., intrinsic motivation, integrated regulation, and identified regulation), scheduling and coping self-efficacies, and self-regulatory techniques (i.e., goal-setting and planning) compared to the non-adherent group. Confidence and ability to self-regulate were important for exercise adherence. Goal-setting was the most influential predictor among these variables. The results show promise and warrant additional testing of Project CHANGE as a method to help overweight or obese women start and further maintain exercise behavior. A higher fidelity SDT intervention with larger sample size is necessary to examine the treatment effect and the proposed SDT causal pathways.

Download or read book Motivation Correlates of Exercise in College Women written by Julia Katherine Gardner and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Possible selves represent how people think about their potential and about their future states (Markus & Nurius, 1986). To explore the cognitive processes involved in the decision to exercise, the possible selves (hoped-for and feared) of 93 undergraduate women at the University of Texas at Austin were examined, as were two self-efficacy constructs - scheduling and barrier self-efficacy. Most important hoped-for and feared possible selves related to exercise were categorized and analyzed. Physical and Health categories, followed by Personal and Spiritual, Occupation and Education, and Body Image were most commonly listed for hoped-for selves, while categories of Body Image, Health, and Personal and Spiritual, were most commonly cited for most important feared possible selves. Participants rated the importance, self-efficacy and outcome expectancy of their most important hoped-for and feared selves highly. Participants also felt highly efficacious in overcoming scheduling and barrier obstacles with regard to exercise. Comparisons were made across exercise levels, differentiating between those meeting or not meeting the recommended level of physical activity (Godin, 2011). Multiple logistic regression analyses, controlling for age, were used to test for significant relationships between motivational variables and exercise. Steps taken to achieve the most important possible self (odds ratio [OR] = 1.88, 95% CI = 1.21 - 2.92), steps taken to avoid the most important feared self (OR = 1.58, 95% CI = 1.04 - 2.40), scheduling self-efficacy (OR = 1.58, 95% CI = 1.18 - 2.10), and barrier self-efficacy (OR = 1.58, 95% CI = 1.04 - 2.40) were related to meeting the recommended level of physical activity, compared to not meeting the recommended level. These cross-sectional results suggest that the incorporation of college women's possible selves and other motivational factors into interventions to increase women's physical activity may be a promising area for future research.

Download or read book The Effects of Physical Activity and Exercise on Cognitive and Affective Wellbeing written by Chong Chen and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2022-12-01 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Exercise Psychology written by Janet Buckworth and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2013-02-04 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exercise Psychology, Second Edition, addresses the psychological and biological consequences of exercise and physical activity and their subsequent effects on mood and mental health. Like the first edition, the text includes the latest scholarship by leading experts in the field of exercise adoption and adherence. This edition also incorporates research on lifestyle physical activity to reflect this growing area of study over recent years. In contrast to other exercise psychology textbooks grounded in social psychology, Exercise Psychology, Second Edition, presents a psychobiolocal approach that examines the inner workings of the body and their effects on behavior. From this unique perspective, readers will learn the biological foundations of exercise psychology within the broader contexts of cognitive, social, and environmental influences. By exploring the biological mechanisms associated with individuals’ behavior, Exercise Psychology, Second Edition, challenges students and researchers to critically examine less-explored methods for positive behavior change. To reflect the continued growth of information in exercise psychology since the first edition was published, the second edition of Exercise Psychology offers the following new features: • Three new chapters on exercise and cognitive function, energy and fatigue, and pain • Thoroughly revised chapters on the correlates of exercise, neuroscience, stress, depression, and sleep • An image bank featuring figures and tables from the text that can be used for course discussion and presentation Authors Buckworth and Dishman, along with newly added authors O'Connor and Tomporowski, bring subject area expertise to the book and provide an in-depth examination of the relationships between exercise and psychological constructs. The findings on both classic and cutting-edge topics are clearly and cohesively presented with the help of relevant quotes, sidebars, suggested readings, and a glossary to guide students through their studies. Exercise Psychology, Second Edition, provides an in-depth examination of the psychological antecedents and consequences of physical activity, helping readers understand the mental health benefits of exercise as well as the factors involved in exercise adoption and adherence. Thoroughly revised and updated, the second edition of Exercise Psychology balances the biological foundations of the brain and behavior with theory and knowledge derived from behavioristic, cognitive, and social approaches.

Download or read book Research in social psychology prevention activities and mental health promotion written by Sergio López García and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2024-02-29 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Exercise Testing and Exercise Prescription for Special Cases written by James S. Skinner and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2005 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text discusses how theoretical and applied aspects of exercise testing and exercise prescription must be modified due to the restrictions and/or limitations created by a specific health state. Topics covered include: general principles of exercise testing and exercise prescription; discussion of the importance of such general factors as age, gender, and environment; specific health states, general treatment, risk factors, how it may affect and be affected by exercise; how to modify exercise testing procedures; how to prescribe exercise; and the effects from exercise programs.

Download or read book ACSM s Resources for the Personal Trainer written by American College of Sports Medicine and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2013-03-22 with total page 645 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ACSM’s Resources for the Personal Trainer provides a broad introduction to the field of personal training, covering both basic science topics and practical application. It was originally designed to help people prepare for the ACSM Personal Training Certification Exam. It continues to serve that function, but the market for it has expanded to practitioners in the field looking for an additional resource, as well as in an academic setting where the book is a core text for personal training programs.

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Download or read book Applied Exercise Psychology written by Selen Razon and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-10-25 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Applied Exercise Psychology emphasizes the application of evidence-based knowledge drawn from the fields of exercise psychology, health psychology, clinical and counseling psychology, and exercise physiology for physical activity behavior change. The book provides readers with: theoretical bases for understanding and promoting physical activity behavior; interventions to use for facilitating physical activity behavior change and the tools for measuring the effectiveness of these interventions; cross-cultural considerations for practitioners to ensure multicultural competency; considerations to guide best practices with special populations (e.g., persons with medical conditions and persons with mental health conditions); overall applied implications and future directions. The collection builds a bridge between up-to-date research findings, relevant field experiences, and applied implications. This is the first book to cover such breadth of topics in applied exercise psychology, with chapters bringing often overlooked issues to the attention of practitioners to promote not only evidence-based practice but also responsible ethics and referral.

Download or read book Current Perspectives on Developmental Coordination Disorder DCD volume II written by Kate Wilmut and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2024-08-12 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is detected in approximately 5% of children and describes a condition in which motor coordination is below the level expected given a child’s age or opportunity for learning. Children with DCD display fine and/or gross motor difficulties which persist into adulthood and cannot be better explained by a medical or neurological condition. The difficulties that individuals with DCD experience have a significant impact on activities of daily living, scholastic achievement, inter-personal relationships, and employment. Motor difficulties such as these have been poorly defined and are poorly understood by healthcare and education professionals, rendering treatments and care more difficult. European guidelines from 2012 and further revisions in 2019, have helped to clarify the diagnostic issues and there has been a significant growth in research in this field over the last four decades. A search for the topic ‘Developmental Coordination Disorder’ using Web of Science yielded 4153 publications with 69% of these published in the last 10 years alone. Despite this growth there still are pending questions in research regarding our understanding of the etiology, the co-occurrence with other developmental disorders, and the lived experience.

Download or read book The Effects of a Decision Balance Sheet Intervention Upon Exercise Adherence of High and Low Self motivated Females written by John H. Graham and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to categorize females in a fitness program into high and low seIf-motivated groups according to their score on a Self Motivation Inventory, and to conduct a telephone interview incorporating a decision balance sheet format in an attempt to encourage adherence to the exercise classes. Three hypotheses were formulated and tested in the study: 1. Subjects scoring high on the Self Motivation Inventory would attend more exercise classes than subjects scoring low on the Inventory. 2. Subjects administered the telephone interview decision balance sheet would attend more classes than subjects in a control group. 3. The decision balance sheet treatment would have a greater positive effect on the program attendance of low self-motivated subjects than high self-motivated subjects. Fifty-two female participants in the five week Y.M.C.A Shape-Up Edmonton Fitness Program were dichotomized into high and low self-motivation groups according to their score on the Self Motivation Inventory. Paired subjects (matched according to similar SMI scores) were then randomly assigned to either a treatment condition (telephone interview and decision balance sheet) or control condition (no researcher contact). Prior to the second class in the series, the researcher telephoned all treatment subjects and assisted them to formulate a decision balance sheet concerning the likely gains and losses involved in their commitment to the exercise class. The attendance of subjects over weeks two, three, four and five was the planned dependent variable. However, due to a program postponement at one venue, the attendance of subjects for weeks two, three and four only was utilized for that purpose. The analysis of variance indicated a significant effect on the decision balance sheet treatment, but F values for self-motivation and treatment x self-motivation were non-significant. To examine group trends over time, regression analysis was conducted to calculate and compare group dropout rates for the first four weeks of the program. Results of that analysis indicated that the low self-motivated treatment group evidenced a significantly lower dropout rate than the low seIf-motivated control group, while no difference was observed between the dropout rates characteristics of the high self-motivated groups. The utility of administering the Self Motivation Inventory to locate potential exercise dropouts and then employing a decision balance sheet treatment to that particular group to encourage adherence was therefore given some support by the results of this study.

Download or read book Fitness Content on Social Media and Exercise Behaviors and Motivation in College Students written by Shelby J. Rowles and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social media’s presence has increased in the lives of college students in the generations following its creation roughly two decades ago. It is important for us to examine its effects on our behaviors and motivations for activity participation, especially those that alter our health. Fitness content, or “fitspiration”, is a popular subcategory of social media that is of particular interest, due to its large followings across various social media platforms, as well as its proposed effects on various health-related behaviors. A sample of nearly 370 Health Sciences students a large, Midwestern university completed a printed survey regarding their interaction with fitness content on social media, exercise behaviors (frequency, length, rating of perceived exertion (RPE), interest in fitness), and motivation towards exercise. Participants were categorized and analyzed according to their interaction with fitness content on social media. Significant differences in exercise frequency were found between those that only view fitness content and those that post and view fitness content, as well as between those that have no interaction with fitness content and those that post and view fitness content. There were also significant differences in length of exercise sessions between those that have no interaction with fitness content and those that view fitness content, as well as those that only view fitness content and those that post and view fitness content. Moreover, there were significant differences in interest in fitness across those that have no interaction with fitness content and those that only view it, those that have no interaction and those that post and only view it, and those that only view it compared to those that post and view it. There were no significant differences found in motivation towards exercise across groups. This study depicts the significant impact that passive interaction with fitness content on social media has on behaviors and emphasizes the importance of being conscious of what one views on social media networking sites. Moreover, college students in this study are more extrinsically motivated than intrinsically motivated to exercise. This trend towards extrinsic motivation toward exercise is not a cause for concern in itself but may lead to effects that are less desirable compared to if this group were intrinsically motivated for exercise, such as lower levels of exercise adherence. As social media continues to play a monumental role in the lives of college students today, it is essential for us to consider its impacts on health and well-being related behaviors, as social media’s presence is expected to increase in the lives of generations to come.

Download or read book Sport and Exercise Science written by Murray Griffin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-04-08 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sport and Exercise Science is a groundbreaking new textbook for first year students.

Download or read book Exercise and Sport in Feminist Therapy written by Ruth Louise Hall and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributors in psychology, health, and movement outline theoretical approaches to exercise and sport in feminist therapy and illustrate how exercise can be applied to inpatient and outpatient populations with mental illness, obesity, and chronic illness. Some specific topics include exercise and empowerment for Latinas, inviting the use of sport as metaphor, and the effect of an exercise program on the quality of life of women with fibromyalgia. This work has been co- published simultaneously as Women & Therapy, vol. 25, no. 2, 2002. Hall is professor of psychology at The College of New Jersey. Oglesby is professor of kinesiology at Temple University. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Download or read book Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology 6E written by Weinberg, Robert S. and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2014-09-22 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the leading text in sport and exercise psychology, Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology, Sixth Edition, provides a thorough introduction to key concepts in the field. This text offers both students and new practitioners a comprehensive view of sport and exercise psychology, drawing connections between research and practice and capturing the excitement of the world of sport and exercise.

Download or read book FRAMING EXERCISE THE IMPACTS ON SELF EFFICACY OTHER EFFICACY AND ANTICIPATED AFFECT written by Rachel Grantham and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Physical inactivity is a national issue with over 75% of Americans being insufficiently active (Leavitt, 2008). To promote exercise, different framing techniques have been utilized (Chen, 2012), with some evidence indicating that framing activities for enjoyment rather than work results in more positive outcomes (e.g., Laran [and] Janiszewski, 2011). Additionally, self-efficacy, other-efficacy, and affective responses have been shown to be connected to exercise behavior and to one another (e.g., Joseph et al., 2014). The purpose of this study was to examine how an online fitness instructor with a fun versus a work focus framed message would impact self-efficacy, other-efficacy, and anticipated affect among college-aged females. Data was collected via an online survey. Participants (n = 77) completed a demographic section and then watched two workout videos, one fun- and one work-framed, and completed self-efficacy, other-efficacy, and anticipated affect measures after each video. A series of 2 (work, fun framing) x 3 (physical activity level) ANOVAs indicated that there was a strong effect for physical activity level on self-efficacy, indicating that self-efficacy was significantly higher for those who participated in higher levels of physical activity, regardless of framing. There was also a strong effect for fatigue such that those who participated in higher levels of activity reported anticipating less fatigue, regardless of framing. Finally, there was a moderate effect for framing on tranquility that indicated that participants anticipated higher tranquility when exposed to a fun-framed workout video, regardless of physical activity level. The results from this study can be used to tailor instructional techniques in instructor-based fitness depending on the activity level of the clients and in physical activity promotion to target psychological barriers to exercise for an inactive population.