Social-Cognitive Determinants of Physical Activity Attendance in Older Adults

2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 344-359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabio Lucidi ◽  
Caterina Grano ◽  
Claudio Barbaranelli ◽  
Cristiano Violani
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Behavioral Intention ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Behavioral Control ◽  
Perceived Behavioral Control ◽  
Predictive Capacity ◽  
Class Attendance ◽  
Cognitive Determinants ◽  
Intention To Exercise

The present study evaluated whether, and to what extent, the constructs implicated in the theory of planned behavior could predict behavioral intention to exercise and exercise-class attendance of older adults (age 65–90 years) already enrolled in a physical activity program. The study also evaluated whether including self-efficacy judgments might improve the predictive capacity of the model. Participants (N = 1,095) were randomly sampled Italian volunteers from exercise classes for older adults. First, they completed questionnaires assessing the above-mentioned constructs. Then, class attendance was recorded during the following 3 months. Results indicated a substantial correspondence between the model and the data. Perceived behavioral control and self-efficacy were the strongest predictors of behavioral intention, whereas attitudes and subjective norms only partially contributed to its prediction. The inclusion of self-efficacy improved the predictive capacity of the overall model. Finally, results showed a weak relation between behavioral intention and attendance rate in physical activity sessions.

Predicting Decisional Determinants of Physical Activity Among Older Adults: An Integrated Behavior Approach

2021 ◽  
pp. 089826432110490
Author(s):  
Christian E. Preissner ◽  
Kathleen Charles ◽  
Bärbel Knäuper ◽  
Navin Kaushal
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Behavioral Control ◽  
Autonomous Motivation ◽  
Perceived Behavioral Control ◽  
Behavioral Determinants ◽  
Past Behavior ◽  
Cognitive Determinants

Objectives The present study applied the Integrated Behavior Change Model to investigate how behavioral decisions are predicted, namely, intention, planning, and habits, with respect to physical activity. Methods: Participants were older adults (ages 65+) residing in the U.S. ( N = 667) who completed online measures of behavioral determinants (autonomous motivation, perceived behavioral control, subjective norms, attitudes, intention, habit, and consistency), in addition to past behavior. Results: A structural equation model revealed that intention was predicted by past behavior and social-cognitive determinants. Social cognitive determinants mediated between past behavior and habit, as well as between autonomous motivation and habit. Intention mediated between past behavior and planning. Discussion: This study highlights the importance of multiple processes (social cognitive, habit/automatic, and post-intentional/planning) that formulate physical activity intentions. Mediation pathways revealed the importance of autonomous motivation for establishing intentions and habit. Facilitating these processes among older adults could be effective for promoting physical activity.

Predicting Physical Activity Intention and Behavior in School-Age Children

2008 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 342-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louise Foley ◽  
Harry Prapavessis ◽  
Ralph Maddison ◽  
Shauna Burke ◽  
Erin McGowan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Behavioral Control ◽  
Integrated Model ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
Perceived Behavioral Control ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
Efficacy Measures ◽  
Objectively Measured ◽  
And Behavior

Two studies were conducted to predict physical activity in school-aged children. Study 1 tested the utility of an integrated model in predicting physical activity (PA) intention and behavior—the theory of planned behavior (TPB) and self-efficacy theory. Six hundred and forty-five New Zealand children (aged 11–13 years) completed measures corresponding to the integrated model and a self-reported measure of PA one week later. Perceived behavioral control (PBC) and subjective norm were the two strongest predictors of intentions. Task efficacy and barrier efficacy were the two strongest predictors of PA. A second study (Study 2) was conducted to determine whether the self-efficacy measures could discriminate objectively measured PA levels. Sixty-seven Canadian children (aged 11–13 years) completed task and barrier self-efficacy measures. The following week, children classified as ‘high’ (n = 11) and ‘lower’ (n = 7) for both task and barrier efficacy wore an Actical® monitor for seven consecutive days to provide activity-related energy expenditure (AEE) data. Results showed that children with high efficacy expended significantly greater AEE than their lower efficacious counterparts. Findings from these two studies provide support for the use of self-efficacy interventions as a potentially useful means of increasing PA levels among school-aged children.

scholarly journals An Extended Theory of Planned Behavior Intervention for Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease

2012 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 281-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine M. White ◽  
Deborah J. Terry ◽  
Carolyn Troup ◽  
Lynn A. Rempel ◽  
Paul Norman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Theory Of Planned Behavior ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Behavioral Control ◽  
Subjective Norm ◽  
Perceived Behavioral Control

A randomized controlled trial evaluated the effectiveness of a 4-wk extended theory of planned behavior (TPB) intervention to promote regular physical activity and healthy eating among older adults diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes or cardiovascular disease (N= 183). Participants completed TPB measures of attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control, and intention, as well as planning and behavior, at preintervention and 1 wk and 6 wk postintervention for each behavior. No significant time-by-condition effects emerged for healthy eating. For physical activity, significant time-by-condition effects were found for behavior, intention, planning, perceived behavioral control, and subjective norm. In particular, compared with control participants, the intervention group showed short-term improvements in physical activity and planning, with further analyses indicating that the effect of the intervention on behavior was mediated by planning. The results indicate that TPB-based interventions including planning strategies may encourage physical activity among older people with diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

scholarly journals Theoretical Explanation of Upper Limb Functional Exercise and Its Maintenance in Postoperative Patients With Breast Cancer

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chi Zhang ◽  
Ningning Lu ◽  
Shimeng Qin ◽  
Wei Wu ◽  
Fang Cheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Upper Limb ◽  
Behavioral Intention ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Behavioral Control ◽  
Outcome Expectations ◽  
Action Planning ◽  
Subjective Norm ◽  
Perceived Behavioral Control ◽  
Coping Planning

Background: Upper limb functional exercise (ULFE) has a positive effect on promoting the rehabilitation of upper limb function. However, little is known, about what drives postoperative patients to engage in and even maintain the advised exercises. This study integrated the health action process approach (HAPA) and the theory of planned behavior theory (TPB) to investigate the psychosocial determinants on the initiation and maintenance of ULFE in breast cancer patients. In addition, this study also tests key hypotheses relating to reasoned and implicit pathways to ULFE and its maintenance among postoperative patients with breast cancer.Methods: Purposive sampling was used to recruit patients from two breast cancer wards in a provincial hospital in Jiangsu, China. Patients (N = 430) completed self-reported questionnaire about constructs from integrated theories concerning ULFE at an initial time point (T1): task self-efficacy, positive outcome expectations, negative outcome expectations, risk perception, attitude behavior, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control, behavioral intention, and ULFE-in hospital (ULFE-IH). Three months later (T2), patients self-reported: maintenance self-efficacy, action planning, coping planning, recovery self-efficacy, and ULFE-maintenance (ULFE-M).Results: The model has a good fit (GoF = 0.48). For behavioral intention of ULFE, subjective norm (β = 0.35) and perceived behavioral control (β = 0.61) were positively directly related to behavioral intention. Regarding the initiation of ULFE, perceived behavioral control (β = 0.47) and behavioral intention (β = 0.42) had a direct positive relation to ULFE-IH. In the maintenance of ULFE, action planning (β = 0.30), coping planning (β = 0.21), maintenance self-efficacy (β = 0.32), and recovery self-efficacy (β = 0.09) all had significant positive relation on ULFE-M. In addition, maintenance self-efficacy had a significant positive association on action planning (β = 0.80), coping planning (β = 0.74), and recovery self-efficacy (β = 0.67). Coping planning was significantly predicted by behavioral intention (β = 0.07). Additionally, behavioral intention is a mediator of subjective norm (β = 0.14) and perceived behavioral control (β = 0.25) to ULFE-IH. Action planning, coping planning, and recovery self-efficacy are mediators of maintaining self-efficacy to ULFE-M (β = 0.46).Conclusions: This study presents the first attempt to integrate the health behavior model in ULFE in postoperative patients with breast cancer. The study has shown that the HAPA-TPB integrated model has good applicability and effectiveness to explain and predict ULFE initiation and maintenance. Future work can be considered to develop appropriate intervention strategies based on this integrated behavioral theory.

scholarly journals A Meta-Analytic Review of the Theories of Reasoned Action and Planned Behavior in Physical Activity: Predictive Validity and the Contribution of Additional Variables

2002 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin S. Hagger ◽  
Nikos L.D. Chatzisarantis ◽  
Stuart J.H. Biddle
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Planned Behavior ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Reasoned Action ◽  
Behavioral Control ◽  
Perceived Behavioral Control ◽  
Past Behavior ◽  
Path Analyses ◽  
Analytic Review ◽  
Quantitative Integration

The aim of the present study was to examine relations between behavior, intentions, attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, self-efficacy, and past behavior across studies using the Theories of Reasoned Action (TRA) and Planned Behavior (TPB) in a physical activity context. Meta-analytic techniques were used to correct the correlations between the TRA/TPB constructs for statistical artifacts across 72 studies, and path analyses were conducted to examine the pattern of relationships among the variables. Results demonstrated that the TRA and TPB both exhibited good fit with the corrected correlation matrices, but the TPB accounted for more variance in physical activity intentions and behavior. In addition, self-efficacy explained unique variance in intention, and the inclusion of past behavior in the model resulted in the attenuation of the intention-behavior, attitude-intention, self-efficacy-intention, and self-efficacy-behavior relationships. There was some evidence that the study relationships were moderated by attitude-intention strength and age, but there was a lack of homogeneity in the moderator groups. It was concluded that the major relationships of the TRA/TPB were supported in this quantitative integration of the physical activity literature, and the inclusion of self-efficacy and past behavior are important additions to the model.

Comparison of Barriers Self-Efficacy and Perceived Behavioral Control for Explaining Physical Activity Across 1 Year Among Adolescent Girls.

2005 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 106-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert W. Motl ◽  
Rod K. Dishman ◽  
Dianne S. Ward ◽  
Ruth P. Saunders ◽  
Marsha Dowda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Behavioral Control ◽  
Perceived Behavioral Control

Subjective Age and Social-Cognitive Determinants of Physical Activity in Active Older Adults

2012 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 484-496 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johan Caudroit ◽  
Yannick Stephan ◽  
Aina Chalabaev ◽  
Christine Le Scanff
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Subjective Age ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Self Rated Health ◽  
Cognitive Determinants

Objective:The purpose of the current study was to examine the mediating role of self-efficacy in the relationship between subjective age and intention to engage in physical activity (PA) among active older adults. It was expected that subjective age would be positively related to PA intention because it is positively associated with self-efficacy.Method:A cross-sectional study was conducted with 170 older adults age 60–80 years (M= 66.10,SD= 4.78) who completed measures of subjective age, self-efficacy, behavioral intention, self-rated health, and past PA.Results:Bootstrap procedure revealed that self-efficacy partially mediated the positive relationship between feeling younger than one’s age and PA intention, while chronological age, self-rated health, and past PA were controlled.Discussion:These results emphasize the need to consider both subjective and objective components of age as correlates of social-cognitive determinants of health behavior.

Potential Predictors of College Women Meeting Strength Training Recommendations: Application of the Integrated Behavioral Model

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 998-1004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan S. Patterson ◽  
M. Renée Umstattd Meyer ◽  
Jill M. Beville
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Strength Training ◽  
College Women ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Behavioral Control ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Behavioral Model ◽  
Perceived Behavioral Control ◽  
Integrated Behavioral Model ◽  
Muscle Strengthening

Background:Due to numerous health benefits, national recommendations call Americans to participate in muscle-strengthening activities at least 2 days/week. However, college-aged women tend to fall short of recommendations. This study sought to examine correlates of college women meeting strength training recommendations using the Integrated Behavioral Model (IBM).Methods:Undergraduate women (n = 421) completed surveys measuring strength training, demographics, and IBM constructs. Descriptive, bivariate, and multivariate analyses were conducted using SPSS 19.Results:Respondents were on average 20.1 years old, 79.3% were white, and 66.3% did not meet strength training recommendations. Bivariate correlations revealed significant relationships (P ≤ .01) between strength training and attitude, descriptive norms, perceived behavioral control, self-efficacy, intention, and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. A logistic regression model revealed self-efficacy, intention, and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity were predictive of college women meeting U.S. strength training recommendations.Conclusions:This study supports using the IBM to understand strength training behavior among college women. Further research is needed to better understand mediating effects among IBM constructs.

scholarly journals Determinants of Physical Activity in an Inclusive Setting

2006 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 390-409 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Kodish ◽  
Pamela Hodges Kulinna ◽  
Jeffrey Martin ◽  
Robert Pangrazi ◽  
Paul Darst
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Behavioral Intention ◽  
Behavioral Control ◽  
Subjective Norm ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Perceived Behavioral Control ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Elementary Physical Education ◽  
Teacher Students ◽  
Students With Autism

The purposes of this study included (a) to determine if the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) predicted intentions of individuals with and without disabilities to be physically active, (b) to determine if the TPB predicted behaviors of individuals with and without disabilities to be physically active, and (c) to determine if significant differences were present in physical activity opportunities between inclusive and non-inclusive elementary physical education classes taught by the same teacher. Students (N = 114, ages 10-13) completed questionnaires assessing the TPB constructs and had four days of PA evaluated through pedometer measurements. Analyses revealed that subjective norm and perceived behavioral control predicted students’ intentions to be active, while behavioral intention was the only significant predictor of activity level by step count accrued in PE classes. Finally, the inclusion of students with autism did not significantly affect overall physical activity.

Dog Ownership, Functional Ability, and Walking in Community-Dwelling Older Adults

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 646-655 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberlee A. Gretebeck ◽  
Kaitlyn Radius ◽  
David R. Black ◽  
Randall J. Gretebeck ◽  
Rosemary Ziemba ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Functional Ability ◽  
Behavioral Control ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Perceived Behavioral Control ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Dog Ownership ◽  
Dog Owners

Background:Regular walking improves overall health and functional ability of older adults, yet most are sedentary. Dog ownership/pet responsibility may increase walking in older adults. Goals of this study were to identify factors that influence older adult walking and compare physical activity, functional ability and psychosocial characteristics by dog ownership status.Methods:In this cross-sectional study, older adults (65−95 years of age, n = 1091) completed and returned questionnaires via postal mail. Measures included: Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly, Physical Functioning Questionnaire and Theory of Planned Behavior Questionnaire.Results:Dog owner/dog walkers (n = 77) reported significantly (P < .05) more total walking, walking frequency, leisure and total physical activity and higher total functional ability than dog owner/nondog walkers (n = 83) and nondog owners (n = 931). Dog owner/nondog walkers reported lower intention and perceived behavioral control and a less positive attitude than dog owner/dog walkers (P < .05).Conclusions:Dog owner/dog walkers were significantly different than the nondog walker groups in nearly every study variable. Many dog owners (48.1%) reported walking their dogs regularly and the dog owner/dog walkers participated in nearly 50% more total walking than the 2 nondog walking groups, suggesting that pet obligation may provide a purposeful activity that motivates some older dog owners to walk.

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