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| The conceptualization and effect of control beliefs on exercise attendance in the elderly | | Author(s) | Paul Estabrooks, Albert V Carron |
| Journal title | Journal of Aging and Health, vol 10, no 4, November 1998 |
| Pages | pp 441-457 |
| Keywords | Exercise ; Behaviour ; Attitude ; Canada. |
| Annotation | The relative merits of two approaches to the measurement of perceived behavioural control for the prediction of attendance in an exercise programme in an older population were compared in this Canadian study. The first approach was to conceptualise perceived behavioural control in the traditional manner outlined by Ajzen. The second approach was to conceptualise control beliefs as two distinct constructs: scheduling self-efficacy and perceived barriers to exercise. A total of 157 older members of an exercise class participated in the study, and were asked to complete questionnaires assessing the constructs at week 5 and 9 of a 16-week exercise programme. Attendance was monitored and used as the dependent variable. Results revealed that, in an active older sample, scheduling efficacy was a superior conceptualisation for control beliefs compared to perceived behavioural control, neither attitude nor subjective norm predict intention or attention in an exercise programme, and perceived barriers to exercise are not related to exercise intention or attendance. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-981109403 A |
| Classmark | CEA: DM: DP: 7S |
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