Sources of self-efficacy for physical activity
Journal article
Warner, Lisa, Schuz, Benjamin, Wolff, Julia, Parschau, Linda, Wurm, Susanne and Schwarzer, Ralf. (2014). Sources of self-efficacy for physical activity. Health Psychology. 33(11), pp. 1298 - 1308. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0000085
Authors | Warner, Lisa, Schuz, Benjamin, Wolff, Julia, Parschau, Linda, Wurm, Susanne and Schwarzer, Ralf |
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Abstract | Objective: The effects of self-efficacy beliefs on physical activity are well documented, but much less is known about the origins of self-efficacy beliefs. This article proposes scales to assess the sources of self-efficacy for physical activity aims and to comparatively test their predictive power for physical activity via self-efficacy over time to detect the principal sources of self-efficacy beliefs for physical activity. Method: A study of 1,406 German adults aged 16–90 years was conducted to construct scales to assess the sources of self-efficacy for physical activity (Study 1). In Study 2, the scales’ predictive validity for self-efficacy and physical activity was tested in a sample of 310 older German adults. Results: Short, reliable and valid instruments to measure six sources of self-efficacy for physical activity were developed that enable researchers to comparatively test the predictive value of the sources of self-efficacy. Conclusion: The results suggest that mastery experience, self-persuasion, and reduction in negative affective states are the most important predictors of self-efficacy for physical activity in community-dwelling older adults. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved) |
Year | 2014 |
Journal | Health Psychology |
Journal citation | 33 (11), pp. 1298 - 1308 |
Publisher | American Psychological Association |
ISSN | 0278-6133 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0000085 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-84925945443 |
Page range | 1298 - 1308 |
Research Group | Institute for Positive Psychology and Education |
Place of publication | United States of America |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8q6y2/sources-of-self-efficacy-for-physical-activity
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