1. Older adults' exercise behavior: roles of selected constructs of social-cognitive theory.
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Umstattd MR and Hallam J
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- Age Factors, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Behavioral Research, Female, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Mississippi, Outcome Assessment, Health Care, Psychological Theory, Social Control, Informal, Social Values, Socioeconomic Factors, Surveys and Questionnaires, Cognition, Exercise psychology, Health Behavior ethnology, Life Style, Self Care psychology, Self Efficacy
- Abstract
Exercise is consistently related to physical and psychological health benefits in older adults. Bandura's social-cognitive theory (SCT) is one theoretical perspective on understanding and predicting exercise behavior. Thus, the authors examined whether three SCT variables-self-efficacy, self-regulation, and outcome-expectancy value-predicted older adults' (N = 98) exercise behavior. Bivariate analyses revealed that regular exercise was associated with being male, White, and married; having higher income, education, and self-efficacy; using self-regulation skills; and having favorable outcome-expectancy values (p < .05). In a simultaneous multivariate model, however, self-regulation (p = .0097) was the only variable independently associated with regular exercise. Thus, exercise interventions targeting older adults should include components aimed at increasing the use of self-regulation strategies.
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- 2007
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