Self-Efficacy and the Stages of Exercise Behavior Change
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Implication
Cross-sectional study shows that exercise self-efficacy differentiates stages of readiness among employees, highlighting the role of confidence in physical activity adoption.
Key Points
- To examine the application of readiness-to-change and self-efficacy constructs to exercise, and to assess whether self-efficacy differentiates individuals across stages of exercise adoption.
- Developed two measurement scales assessing stages of change for exercise behavior.
- Administered the scales alongside an exercise self-efficacy questionnaire to government employees (N=1,063) and hospital employees (N=429).
- Across both stages-of-change scales, 34% to 39% of employees regularly participated in physical activity.
- Exercise self-efficacy scores significantly differentiated employees across most stages of change.
- Employees who had not yet initiated exercise reported markedly lower confidence in their ability to exercise compared to regular exercisers.
Cite This Study
Marcus et al. (1992) studied this question.