作者
Edward McAuley, Sean P Mullen, Amanda N Szabo, Siobhan M White, Thomas R Wójcicki, Emily L Mailey, Neha P Gothe, Erin A Olson, Michelle Voss, Kirk Erickson, Ruchika Prakash, Arthur F Kramer
发表日期
2011/9/1
期刊
American journal of preventive medicine
卷号
41
期号
3
页码范围
284-290
出版商
Elsevier
简介
BACKGROUND
Self-efficacy and the use of self-regulatory strategies are consistently associated with physical activity behavior. Similarly, behavioral inhibition and cognitive resource allocation—indices of executive control function—have also been associated with this health behavior.
PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to examine the hypothesis that self-efficacy mediates the relationship between self-regulatory processes, such as executive function, and sustained exercise behavior.
METHODS
Older adults (N=177, mean age=66.44 years) completed measures of executive function, self-reported use of self-regulatory strategies, and self-efficacy prior to and during the first month of a 12-month exercise intervention. Percentage of exercise classes attended over the following 11 months was used to represent adherence. Data were collected from 2007 to 2010 and analyzed in 2010–2011. Structural equation …
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