Understanding the malleable factors that underpin people's ongoing commitment to specific
forms of exercise is crucial to facilitate more effective efforts to improve participation rates. To …

Group contexts such as fitness classes are popular forms of physical activity, and studying
them can uncover new ways to promote exercise adherence. Focusing on the potential for …

The present study sought to provide support for the roles of both the social identity approach
(group identification and identity leadership) and relational identification in adherence to …

This study examined class size-member adherence relationships in exercise and
determined if they were moderated by the instructor or mediated by members' perceptions …

This study examined the relationship between groupness and self-reported exercise
adherence. Exercise participants (N= 86) recalled a structured setting where they had been …

In this study, we assessed the ability of perceptual surface-level (ie, observable qualities
such as age and physical condition) and deep-level (ie, nonobservable qualities such as …

Objectives A fitness club may be an important arena to promote regular exercise. However,
authors have reported low attendance rates (10 to 37%) the first months after individuals …

OBJECTIVE: Measures of exercise participation are usually one-dimensional continuous
variables (eg, participation frequency). However, there is evidence that projecting exercise …

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between social identity and
adherence in the context of a school-based, 8-week structured group exercise program …

The purpose of this study was to prospectively examine the relationship between social
identity and exercise adherence among older adults. Eighty group-based older adult …