Goal setting and adherence to physical activity of sedentary adult females

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dc.contributor.authorMcGannon, Kerry Rebeccaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-14T22:46:12Z
dc.date.available2024-08-14T22:46:12Z
dc.date.copyright1996en_US
dc.date.issued1996
dc.degree.departmentSchool of Physical Education
dc.degree.departmentSchool of Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en
dc.description.abstractThe major purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a goal setting training program to enhance adherence and participation in physical activity over a 12 week period. A secondary purpose of the study was to examine the kinds of goals sedentary adult females set for themselves and relate those goals to their physical activity patterns. Subjects were six sedentary adult females, aged 29-42 years, who had recently enrolled at a private women's fitness facility and had no predisposition to illness or injury. The study was a multiple baseline across single subjects design. Results suggested that while the use of goal setting strategies did not increase physical activity above baseline levels, they did provide five out of six individuals with some direction and motivation in their physical activity programs for the intervention period. Five of the six individuals met their short term goals for the majority of weeks the intervention was in place. Six weeks after the study, three of the subjects reported they were still exercising. Two of the subjects reported minimal or no activity after the study had terminated. The final subject performed little or no physical activity during the study because she found she was pregnant and had felt ill for the 12 weeks of the study. Examples of the general goals (attainable four or more weeks from when the study began) listed by the individuals included to make physical activity a habit, to prevent disease, to feel better about oneself, to lose weight and to feel more energetic. Short term goals set within the intervention period varied according to each individual's schedule, current self-reported fitness, and personal activity preferences. Results were discussed with reference to factors that were of importance. These included self-efficacy, commitment to goals (as inferred by effort), adjustment of goals, social support, barriers to physical activity, and the stages of change in exercise behavior.
dc.format.extent176 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/18923
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dc.titleGoal setting and adherence to physical activity of sedentary adult femalesen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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