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Ethnicity and the Theory of Planned Behavior in the Exercise Domain.
- Source :
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American Journal of Health Behavior . Nov/Dec2003, Vol. 27 Issue 6, p579-591. 13p. 5 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 2003
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Abstract
- Objective: To examine the moderating influence of ethnicity on the theory of planned behavior (TPB) in the exercise domain and to generate common and ethnic-specific underlying accessible beliefs. Methods: 90 Caucasian and 94 African American undergraduate students completed a TPB questionnaire. Results. Multilevel modeling analyses indicated that ethnicity and gender interacted by moderating the relationships between exercise intention and effective (β=-0.44) and instrumental (βeta=0.39) attitudes. Furthermore, common and ethnic-specific underlying accessible beliefs were identified. Conclusion: When exercise interventions are developed, ethnicity and gender may need to be considered when dealing with affective and instrumental attitudes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *HEALTH behavior
*EXERCISE
*ETHNICITY
*PSYCHOLOGY
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10873244
- Volume :
- 27
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- American Journal of Health Behavior
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 11617990
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.27.6.1