Journal article
Exercise Self-Efficacy and its Correlates among Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Older Adults
Health education & behavior, Vol.26(4), pp.535-546
08/1999
DOI: 10.1177/109019819902600410
PMID: 10435236
Abstract
Self-efficacy has been shown to be one of the strongest, mutable predictors of exercise behavior. This report presents data on exercise self-efficacy and outcome expectations and their correlates within a stratified random sample of 729 urban, lower-income primary-care patients age 55 and older. Exercise self-efficacy scores were greater among persons with current exercise, no pain or fear of shortness of breath with exercise, and good self-rated health. Higher outcome expectations scores were associated with verbal persuasion from a doctor or from family and friends and positive attitudes and knowledge of exercise. Sociodemographic characteristics, environmental factors, and intrapersonal factors accounted for 31% of the variance in self-efficacy, but just 13% of the variance in outcome expectations. Further work on potential correlates and their measurement is needed to identify determinants of both outcome expectations and self-efficacy.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Exercise Self-Efficacy and its Correlates among Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Older Adults
- Creators
- Daniel O. Clark - Indiana UniversityFaryle Nothwehr - Regenstrief Institute
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Health education & behavior, Vol.26(4), pp.535-546
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- DOI
- 10.1177/109019819902600410
- PMID
- 10435236
- ISSN
- 1090-1981
- eISSN
- 1552-6127
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/1999
- Academic Unit
- Community and Behavioral Health
- Record Identifier
- 9984364452402771
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