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Affective responses of acute exercise in elderly impaired males
— the moderating effects of self-efficacy and age | | Author(s) | Edward McAuley, Shelly M Shaffer, David Rudoph |
| Journal title | International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 41, no 1, 1995 |
| Pages | pp 13-27 |
| Keywords | Older men ; Exercise ; Physical capacity ; Mental health [elderly] ; Life satisfaction ; Measurement ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This American study examines the relationships between perceptions of personal efficacy and affective responsibility to acute exercise in older male in-patients and outpatients at a Veterans Administration Medical Center. Self-efficacy measures and multidimensional affect were assessed before and after activity; in-task affect was assessed by retrospective recall. A significant change in fatigue was revealed over time, but exercise effects on affect were shown to be moderated by perceptions of efficacy and age. More efficacious individuals reported significantly more positive well-being and less psychological distress during and following exercise; whereas older individuals experienced more negative responses to exercise. Those who experienced less psychological distress and more positive well-being during activity were more efficacious post-exercise. The role of self-efficacy and age in the generation of affective responses to exercise are discussed. |
| Accession Number | CPA-970425013 A |
| Classmark | BC: CEA: BI: D: F:5HH: 3R: 7T |
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