The Exercise-Induced Feeling Inventory: Development and Initial Validation

1993 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 403-423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lise Gauvin ◽  
W. Jack Rejeski
Keyword(s):  
Social Contexts ◽  
Exercise Interventions ◽  
Initial Validation ◽  
Feeling States ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Good Internal Consistency ◽  
Inventory Development ◽  
Exercise Induced ◽  
Development And Validation ◽  
Positive Engagement

This research describes the development and validation of a measure designed to assess feeling states that occur in conjunction with acute bouts of physical activity—the Exercise-Induced Feeling Inventory (EFI). The EFI consists of 12 items that capture four distinct feeling states: revitalization, tranquility, positive engagement, and physical exhaustion. The multidimensional structure of the EFI is supported by confirmatory factor analysis. The subscales have good internal consistency, share expected variance with related constructs, are sensitive to exercise interventions, and appear responsive to the different social contexts in which activity may occur. After describing the psychometric properties of the EFI, several directions for theory-based research are proposed.

Measuring Exercise Induced Affect in Adults with Brain Injuries

2006 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Driver
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Brain Injuries ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Feeling States ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Single Bout ◽  
Exercise Induced

The aim of the study was to provide evidence for the validity and reliability of the Physical Activity Affect Scale (PAAS; Lox, Jackson, Tuholski, Wasley, & Treasure, 2000) as a measure of exercise induced affect for adults with brain injuries. The PAAS is a 12-item measure of feeling states based on Russell’s (1980) conceptualization of affect. A confirmatory factor analysis was conducted on data from 193 participants with brain injuries who completed the PAAS following a single bout of exercise. Results identified four dimensions of affect (positive affect, negative affect, tranquility, and fatigue). Findings provide evidence for the validity and reliability of the PAAS as a measure of exercise induced affect for adults with brain injuries.

Self-Efficacy Influences Feeling States Associated with Acute Exercise

1994 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 326-333 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shannon Bezoian ◽  
W. Jack Rejeski ◽  
Edward McAuley
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Acute Exercise ◽  
Exercise Bout ◽  
Psychological Responses ◽  
Acute Bout ◽  
Feeling States ◽  
Exercise Induced ◽  
Positive Engagement

The present study examined the role that preexisting efficacy cognitions played in the generation of exercise-induced feeling states during and following an acute bout of exercise. In so doing, the construct validity of a newly developed measure of psychological responses to exercise, the Exercise-Induced Feeling Inventory (EFI; Gauvin & Rejeski, 1993), was investigated. Female undergraduates, classified as having either high or low physical efficacy, engaged in an acute exercise bout and feeling states were recorded prior to, during, and following the activity. More efficacious females maintained a sense of energy during exercise and felt more revitalized and experienced increased positive engagement postexercise than did their less efficacious counterparts. Such findings provide further support for a social-cognitive interpretation of how psychological responses to physical activity might be generated. Results are further discussed in terms of the measurement of exercise-induced feeling states and future applications of the EFI.

Development and Validation of the Hospice Professionals’ Understanding of Preparatory Grief Scale

2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (7) ◽  
pp. 841-854 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Grace Prost
Keyword(s):  
Terminal Illness ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Initial Examination ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Cognitive Reactions ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Good Internal Consistency ◽  
Panel Review ◽  
Development And Validation

Purpose: It is critical to assess hospice professionals’ discrimination between adaptive and maladaptive reactions to terminal illness in persons at the end-of-life to assure targeted intervention aimed at maintaining quality of life. The proposed measure, the Hospice Professionals Understanding of Preparatory Grief scale (HPPG), contains affective, behavioral, and cognitive reactions to terminal illness and asks respondents to identify which reflect adaptive and maladaptive responses. Methods: Hospice professionals across three states ( n = 196) completed the novel HPPG via online survey. Results: Initial evidence via expert panel review, confirmatory factor analysis, and domain restructuring suggests good content and factorial validity. Final reliability (α stratified = .861) indicates good internal consistency. Discussion: The HPPG is the first measure to assess hospice professionals’ understanding of reactions to terminal illness and serves as an initial examination of this critical skill in hospice professionals including social workers. The HPPG can be used as a self-assessment or measure of continuing education.

Relationship between Changes in Acute Exercise-Induced Feeling States, Self-Motivation, and Adults' Adherence to Moderate Aerobic Exercise

2002 ◽  
Vol 94 (2) ◽  
pp. 425-439 ◽  
Author(s):  
James J. Annesi
Keyword(s):  
Acute Exercise ◽  
Exercise Program ◽  
Inventory Analysis ◽  
Cardiovascular Exercise ◽  
Difference Scores ◽  
Feeling States ◽  
State Changes ◽  
Exercise Induced ◽  
Positive Engagement ◽  
Practical Implications

A 14-wk. field study was conducted to estimate a correlation between feeling-state changes induced by moderate (50 to 74% VO2 max; 20 to 30 min.) bouts of cardiovascular exercise and attendance in a new exercise program. Three groups of men and women ( ns = 22 to 24) were formed for comparative analysis based upon participants' self-motivation (high, medium, low), as measured by the Self-motivation Inventory. Analysis indicated that for the low self-motivation group, attendance was positively correlated with before-to-after exercise difference scores in the Exercise-induced Feeling Inventory subscales of Positive Engagement ( rs = .48), Revitalization ( rs = .47), and Tranquility ( r2 = .41) and negatively correlated with difference scores in the Physical Exhaustion subscale ( rs = −.62). Conversely, for the high self-motivated group generally weaker correlations in the opposite direction were found for each subscale. No definitive pattern was found for the medium self-motivation group. Multiple regression analyses conducted with scores on each Exercise-induced Feeling Inventory subscale supported the moderating effect of Self-motivation Inventory score on exercise attendance; Multiple R2s = .20 to .27. Although limited amounts of the total variance in exercise attendance was explained, practical implications are drawn for prescribing exercise by feeling states. Limitations and replication of results using different types samples and types of exercise are discussed.

Psychological Benefits of Physical Activity Are Influenced by the Social Environment

1997 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth E. Turner ◽  
W. Jack Rejeski ◽  
Lawrence R. Brawley
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Leadership Behavior ◽  
Psychological Benefits ◽  
Feeling States ◽  
The Social ◽  
Efficacy Measures ◽  
Exercise Induced ◽  
Experimental Treatments ◽  
Positive Engagement

This investigation examined the influence of leadership behavior on exercise- induced feeling states and self-efficacy beliefs following an acute bout of physical activity. Forty-six college-aged women participated in a single session of physical activity that involved either socially enriched or bland social interactions by an activity leader. Participants completed the Exercise-Induced Feeling Inventory (EFI) and self-efficacy measures prior to and 10 min following the experimental treatments. The results revealed that those in the enriched condition reported greater increases in Revitalization. There was a similar trend for the Positive Engagement subscale, and those in the enriched condition reported much larger increases in self-efficacy. There was no evidence that self-efficacy was related to the change seen in EFI responses; however, enjoyment of the instructors’ approach to the class was related to residualized change scores for both Revitalization and Positive Engagement.

Effects of Virtual Reality-Enhanced Exercise Equipment on Adherence and Exercise-Induced Feeling States

1997 ◽  
Vol 85 (3) ◽  
pp. 835-844 ◽  
Author(s):  
James J. Annesi ◽  
José Mazas
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Field Study ◽  
Exercise Adherence ◽  
Psychological Variables ◽  
Cardiovascular Exercise ◽  
Feeling States ◽  
Exercise Induced ◽  
Exercise Promotion ◽  
Positive Engagement ◽  
Exercise Equipment

A field study was conducted to test the effectiveness of virtual reality-enhanced cardiovascular exercise equipment for increasing adherence and attendance in a mixed-sex adult sample. Attendance was significantly higher in the virtual reality-enhanced condition than in the conditions without virtual reality over the 14-wk. period. Adherence was also highest (83.33%) in the virtual-reality bicycle group. Postexercise feelings of positive engagement, revitalization, tranquility, and physical exhaustion, as measured by the Exercise-induced Feeling Inventory, did not differ among groups. Contrary to previous findings, Self-motivation Inventory scores were not associated with either attendance or adherence. While findings suggest that virtual-reality features may promote exercise adherence or attendance, it is not yet known what psychological variables they affect. Implications were drawn regarding the practical possibilities for exercise promotion.

An Examination of Exercise-Induced Feeling States and Their Association With Future Participation in Physical Activity Among Older Adults

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-60
Author(s):  
Jennifer Brunet ◽  
Eva Guérin ◽  
Nicolas Speranzini
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Moderate Intensity ◽  
Exercise Session ◽  
Latent Growth ◽  
Moderate Intensity Exercise ◽  
Feeling States ◽  
Exercise Induced ◽  
Reported Data ◽  
Positive Engagement

Although exercise-induced feeling states may play a role in driving future behavior, their role in relation to older adults’ participation in physical activity (PA) has seldom been considered. The objectives of this study were to describe changes in older adults’ feeling states during exercise, and examine if levels of and changes in feeling states predicted their future participation in PA. Self-reported data on feeling states were collected from 82 older adults immediately before, during, and after a moderate-intensity exercise session, and on participation in PA 1 month later. Data were analyzed using latent growth modeling. Feelings of revitalization, positive engagement, and tranquility decreased during exercise, whereas feelings of physical exhaustion increased. Feelings of revitalization immediately before the exercise session predicted future participation in PA; changes in feeling states did not. This study does not provide empirical evidence that older adults’ exercise-induced feeling states predict their future participation in PA.

A Social-Cognitive Investigation into the Mechanisms of Affect Generation in Children’s Physical Activity

1996 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 174-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Symeon Vlachopoulos ◽  
Stuart Biddle ◽  
Kenneth Fox
Keyword(s):  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Goal Orientations ◽  
Task Orientation ◽  
Achievement Goal Orientations ◽  
Feeling States ◽  
Sport Competence ◽  
Exercise Induced ◽  
Physical Achievement ◽  
Positive Engagement ◽  
The Impact

This study examined how achievement goal orientations, perceived sport competence, perceptions of success, and perceived outcome attributions affect children’s exercise-induced feeling states following physical exercise. The construct validity of the Exercise-Induced Feeling Inventory and a modification of the Causal Dimension Scale II for children was also investigated. Children (N = 304) responded to measures on the above scales. Task orientation, perceived success, and an ego orientation, combined with high perceptions of sport competence, were positive predictors of states of positive engagement, revitalization, and tranquillity; only task orientation was a negative predictor of physical exhaustion. The locus of causality dimension appeared to mediate the impact of perceptions of success on positive engagement, but with a negligible effect. The results were consistent with previous findings highlighting the motivational advantage of adopting a task orientation in physical achievement situations and demonstrated the role of task orientation as a determinant of affect in exercise testing in children.

scholarly journals Road Safety Perception Questionnaire (RSPQ) in Latin America: A Development and Validation Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 2433
Author(s):  
Fabricio Esteban Espinoza Molina ◽  
Blanca del Valle Arenas Ramirez ◽  
Francisco Aparicio Izquierdo ◽  
Diana Carolina Zúñiga Ortega
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Road Safety ◽  
Expert Knowledge ◽  
Intervention Measures ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Safety Perception ◽  
Reliable Instrument ◽  
Stratified Sample ◽  
Good Internal Consistency ◽  
Development And Validation

Background: Although public bodies need to know drivers’ perception of road safety, in Latin America there are no valid and reliable instruments that propose an integral dimensionality. The objective of this study was to design and validate a Road Safety Perception Questionnaire (RSPQ). Methodology: The design included a review of the available evidence and expert knowledge to select the dimensional items for the instrument. A pilot test was carried out to determine possible corrections and adjustments to the questionnaire, after which a Confirmatory Factor Analysis was performed on a stratified sample of 736 Ecuadorian drivers to determine its reliability and construct validity. Results: The results suggest that the RSPQ has a clear factorial structure with high factorial weight items and good internal consistency. The results of the 41-item model grouped into six dimensions (human, vehicle, road infrastructure, regulatory framework and intervention measures, socioeconomic and driving precautions) obtained the best adjustment indexes at the absolute, incremental and parsimonious levels. Conclusions: The preliminary RSPQ evidence can be considered a valid and reliable instrument to assess drivers’ perception of road safety.

Development and Validation of a German Language Unit-Level Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) Scale

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 852-863 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Gunnesch-Luca ◽  
Klaus Moser
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Organizational Citizenship ◽  
Organizational Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Helping Behavior ◽  
Citizenship Behavior ◽  
German Language ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Unit Level ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Development And Validation

Abstract. The current paper presents the development and validation of a unit-level Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) scale based on the Referent-Shift Consensus Model (RSCM). In Study 1, with 124 individuals measured twice, both an Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and a Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) established and confirmed a five-factor solution (helping behavior, sportsmanship, loyalty, civic virtue, and conscientiousness). Test–retest reliabilities at a 2-month interval were high (between .59 and .79 for the subscales, .83 for the total scale). In Study 2, unit-level OCB was analyzed in a sample of 129 work teams. Both Interrater Reliability (IRR) measures and Interrater Agreement (IRA) values provided support for RSCM requirements. Finally, unit-level OCB was associated with group task interdependence and was more predictable (by job satisfaction and integrity of the supervisor) than individual-level OCB in previous research.

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