This review investigated three research questions (i) What is the utility of social cognitive
theory (SCT) to explain physical activity (PA)?;(ii) Is the effectiveness of SCT moderated by …

Background: Starting college or university is a significant life event that can impact students'
physical activity (PA). Social support specific to PA (SSPA) is a social determinant of PA …

General self-efficacy is the belief in one's competence to cope with a broad range of stressful
or challenging demands, whereas specific self-efficacy is constrained to a particular task at …

This study tests the associations of self-efficacy, outcome expectancies, perceived barriers,
self-regulatory behaviors and social support with physical activity. Data from 116 married …

Identity and Self-efficacy Theories were used to examine the relationship between healthy-
eater identity, self-efficacy for healthy eating and healthy eating. Measures of healthy-eater …

Adolescent Iranian girls are at high risk for physical inactivity due to cultural barriers such as
restrictions regarding exercising in public and research is needed to explore ethnic and …

This autoethnographic account describes my personal leisure journey through an Ironman
triathlon. The purpose of this paper is to highlight three themes that shed light on events like …

Purpose. The purpose of this pilot study was to conduct an impact evaluation of a 10-week
Web-based physical activity intervention. Design. Quasi-experimental, three-group pretest …

Based upon Identity and Social Cognitive theories, two studies examined reactions to
challenges to exercise identity (Study 1) and healthy-eater identity (Study 2). For both …

Few studies analyze determinants and patterns of physical activity among college students,
so it has not been possible to carry out effective interventions to promote this practice. The …