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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EXERCISE SELF-EFFICACY AND THE STAGES OF BEHAVIOR CHANGE IN A WORKSITE SETTING

KILROY, KERI

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2006, MEd, University of Cincinnati, Education : Health Promotion and Education.
The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a relationship between exercise self-efficacy and the Transtheoretical Model (Stages of Change) among employees of a large global retail chain corporate headquarters. There were approximately 800 employees in this office, of which all were surveyed. The instrument asked the participants 35 different questions. The survey was broken down into five different sections. The first section examined the current stage of stage each subject. The second section had the subject answer questions on their perceived health and assessed their exercise self-efficacy. The third and fourth sections had the subject answer questions regarding his/her exercise self-efficacy expectations and outcome. The answers to the questions were based on a Likert scale. The final section examined the subject’s demographic information. Results from the surveys indicated that there was a significant difference in the stages of changes of self-efficacy F(4, 324) = 29.98, p< .001. As one progressed through the stages of change, their self-efficacy toward exercise increased. Additional comparisons considered the three subscales of self efficacy. Assessment, expectation and outcome showed significance differences. It was important for corporations to encourage their employees to exercise due to the decrease in health care expenses and increased productivity of those employees to participate in regular physical. An understanding of how people progress through the stages of change will allow health care professionals tailor exercise programs geared at the various stages.
Dr. Bradley Wilson (Advisor)
50 p.

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  • KILROY, K. (2006). THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EXERCISE SELF-EFFICACY AND THE STAGES OF BEHAVIOR CHANGE IN A WORKSITE SETTING [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1155153696

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • KILROY, KERI. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EXERCISE SELF-EFFICACY AND THE STAGES OF BEHAVIOR CHANGE IN A WORKSITE SETTING. 2006. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1155153696.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • KILROY, KERI. "THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EXERCISE SELF-EFFICACY AND THE STAGES OF BEHAVIOR CHANGE IN A WORKSITE SETTING." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1155153696

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)