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Using Social Cognitive Theory to Predict Exercise Behavior among College Students of South Asian Descent at Two Large Midwestern Universities

Haider, Taj
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1313755251

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2011, MPH, University of Cincinnati, Medicine: Public Health - Health Education/Health Promotion.
The purpose of this study was to determine the role of expectations, self-efficacy, self-efficacy to overcome barriers, self-control, and social support as predictors of exercise among South Asian college students enrolled in two large public universities in Ohio. A sample of 58 students of South Asian descent enrolled at two Midwestern universities in Ohio completed a 55 item valid and reliable web-based survey assessing their level of exercise, expectations, self-efficacy to participate in exercise, self-efficacy to overcome barriers, self-control, and social support. Regression analyses were done to test for variance in exercise behavior attributable to each of the five independent variables. The results of this regression model showed that only self-efficacy was predictive of exercise behavior (R2=0.082). Recommendations for future research into the predictors of exercise among this population have been offered.
Manoj Sharma, MBBSPhD (Committee Chair)
Amy Bernard, PhD (Committee Member)
110 p.
Health Education
exercise; physical activity; social cognitive theory; South Asians; college students

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  • Haider, T. (2011). Using Social Cognitive Theory to Predict Exercise Behavior among College Students of South Asian Descent at Two Large Midwestern Universities [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1313755251

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Haider, Taj. Using Social Cognitive Theory to Predict Exercise Behavior among College Students of South Asian Descent at Two Large Midwestern Universities. 2011. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1313755251.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Haider, Taj. "Using Social Cognitive Theory to Predict Exercise Behavior among College Students of South Asian Descent at Two Large Midwestern Universities." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1313755251

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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