We conducted two studies to examine the reliability and validity of self-report scales for
assessing outcome-expectancy values and perceived barriers for participating in regular …

Background: Outcome expectancy is a central construct in social cognitive models of health
behavior widely used as frameworks for physical activity research. Purpose: This article …

Objective: The expected emotional consequences of future actions are thought to play an
important role in health behavior change. This research examined whether anticipated …

Physical activity is an essential part of healthy living. In general, persons with moderate to
high levels of physical activity or cardiorespiratory fitness exhibit lower mortality and …

The validity and reliability of occupational physical activity data from survey instruments
were determined in 75 men and women (age 23 to 59 years) in white-collar jobs. Data were …

BACKGROUND.: Few studies in the US have assessed physical activity levels across
worker groups, despite the increasingly sedentary milieu of contemporary US occupations …

The present study adopted a social cognitive framework to examine the role played by
perceptions of personal efficacy in adherence to exercise behavior in sedentary middle …

Context: Research on the promotion of physical activity has been based on a variety of
conceptual models. These models generally target one level of analysis, such as the …

Purpose. To estimate the employed population's exposure to perceived worksite policies
and environments hypothesized to promote physical activity and to determine their …

This study examined whether perceived barriers, benefits, and motives for physical activity
differed based on allocation to 2 different types of primary-care activity-prescription …