This study examined whether a team-building intervention program would positively
influence participant adherence in an exercise setting. Thirteen fitness classes were …

Several studies have indicated that motivational level and prior expectations influence one's
commitment to physical activity. Moreover, these aspects are not properly described in terms …

Many accounts of social influences on exercise participation describe how people compare
their behaviors to those of others. We develop and test a novel hypothesis, the exercise rank …

Using survey data from personal interviews, this study investigated the relationship between
voluntary commitment to physical fitness and three categories of predictor variables …

It can be argued that young people's socialisation into sport follows a general pattern of
sampling, specialising and investing (Côté & Hay,). In the sampling phase children …

OBJECTIVES: Exercise rates are low, but perceived support from close others can influence
exercise habits. The purpose of the study was to examine the influence of perceived support …

Sport socialization. Sport socialization. Citation Greendorfer, SL (1992). Sport socialization. In TS
Horn (Ed.), Advances in sport psychology (pp. 201–218). Human Kinetics Publishers. Abstract …

Abstract examine here the main social-cognitive models, and more specifically the attitude-
behavior models, that have been used to analyze exercise behavior to date/explain and …

The purpose of this dissertation was to expand upon current theoretical understandings of
how and why people continue to participate in recreational sport. Central to this purpose is …

The highest rate of decline in physical activity occurs in late adolescence and early
adulthood (US Department of Health and Human Services, 2000). The lack of continuation …