Measuring perceived benefits and perceived barriers for physical activity

SA Brown - American journal of health behavior, 2005 - ingentaconnect.com
Objectives: To evaluate the psychometric properties and relationship to physical activity
levels of the Exercise Benefits/Barriers Scale (EBBS) among college students. Methods: A …

The relationship of perceived benefits and barriers to reported exercise behaviors in college undergraduates

L Grubbs, J Carter - Family & community health, 2002 - journals.lww.com
This study examines current exercise habits and perceived benefits and barriers to exercise
in a sample of 147 undergraduate university students. It found a significant relationship …

Self-efficacy and participation in vigorous physical activity by high school students

KR Allison, JJM Dwyer, S Makin - Health Education & …, 1999 - journals.sagepub.com
The relationship between physical activity self-efficacy and participation in vigorous physical
activity by high school students is examined in this article. Self-efficacy is hypothesized to be …

Perceived barriers to physical activity among high school students

KR Allison, JJM Dwyer, S Makin - Preventive medicine, 1999 - Elsevier
Background. Perceived barriers to physical activity, the factor structure of perceived barriers,
and the relationship between perceived barriers and participation in vigorous physical …

[PDF][PDF] Vigorous physical activity among college students: using the health belief model to assess involvement and social support

KA King, RA Vidourek, L English… - Archives of Exercise in …, 2013 - ciafel.fade.up.pt
Objectives: The purpose of this study is to examine college students' perceived benefits,
barriers, cues to action, and extent of involvement in vigorous physical activity. Methods: A …

Perceived benefits of and barriers to exercise and stage of exercise adoption in young adults.

RS Myers, DL Roth - Health Psychology, 1997 - psycnet.apa.org
Abstract College students (N= 432) completed questionnaires assessing current exercise
participation, intention to become more active, perceived benefits of exercise, and perceived …

Reliability and validity of expected outcomes and barriers for habitual physical activity

MA Steinhardt, RK Dishman - Journal of Occupational and …, 1989 - journals.lww.com
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 …

Physical activity behaviors, motivation, and self-efficacy among college students

J Pauline - College Student Journal, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
Despite the well documented benefits of an active lifestyle, lack of physical activity is a
significant health problem in college students. The purpose of this descriptive study was to …

Coping with barriers to vigorous physical activity during transition to university

NC Gyurcsik, SR Bray, DR Brittain - Family & Community Health, 2004 - journals.lww.com
This study examined barriers to vigorous physical activity (VPA) among 132 students
transitioning from high school to the first year of a university. An ecological framework was …

Evidence for a multidimensional self-efficacy for exercise scale

WM Rodgers, PM Wilson, CR Hall… - … quarterly for exercise …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
This series of three studies considers the multidimensionality of exercise self-efficacy by
examining the psychometric characteristics of an instrument designed to assess three …