Motivational Antecedent Beliefs of Endurance, Strength, and Flexibility Activities

dc.contributor.authorRhodes, Ryan E.
dc.contributor.authorBlanchard, Chris M.
dc.contributor.authorHunt Matheson, Deborah
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-30T16:47:41Z
dc.date.available2023-10-30T16:47:41Z
dc.date.copyright2007en_US
dc.date.issued2007
dc.description.abstractResearch into the correlates of physical activity has focused almost exclusively on physical activity as an omnibus construct. Health Canada and the American College of Sports Medicine, however, advocate physical activity in terms of performing regular endurance, strength, and flexibility activities. The purpose of this study was to investigate the absolute and relative contributions of behavioral, normative, and control beliefs associated with endurance, strength, and flexibility activities within a theory of planned behavior (TPB) structure. Participants were 185 undergraduates who completed measures of the TPB and a two-week follow-up of endurance, strength, and flexibility behavior. Results using structural equation modeling and Hotelling’s t tests for dependent correlations identified different motivational antecedents for each type of physical activity (p < .05). Endurance behavior was influenced exclusively by behavioral beliefs, flexibility behavior was influenced by normative and control beliefs, and strength behavior was influenced by key behavioral, normative, and control beliefs. The different motivational profiles for each physical activity allude to the importance of tailoring interventions by physical activity type.en_US
dc.description.reviewstatusRevieweden_US
dc.description.scholarlevelFacultyen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipRyan E. Rhodes is supported by a scholar award from the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research and with funds from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation, the British Columbia Knowledge and Development Fund, and the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Chris M. Blanchard is supported by an Ontario Scientist Award.en_US
dc.identifier.citationRhodes, R. E., Blanchard, C. M., & Matheson, D. H. (2007). Motivational antecedent beliefs of endurance, strength, and flexibility activities. Psychology, Health & Medicine, 12(2), 148-162. https://doi.org/10.1080/13548500500429346en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/13548500500429346
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/15562
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPsychology, Health & Medicineen_US
dc.subjecttheory of planned behavior
dc.subjectbelief analysis
dc.subjectphysical activity mode
dc.subject.departmentSchool of Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education
dc.titleMotivational Antecedent Beliefs of Endurance, Strength, and Flexibility Activitiesen_US
dc.typePostprinten_US

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