Cognitive Strategies and Personality Variables in Adherence to Exercise

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ID13660995
AuthorsM Cay Welsh (University of South Alabama, corresponding author), Elise E Labbé (University of South Alabama), Deena Delaney (University of South Alabama)
Year1991
Volume68
Issue3_suppl
Pages1327-1335
Publication date1991-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2466/pr0.1991.68.3c.1327
PMID1924630
OpenAlexW2008794950
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited13

Variables associated with adherence to a 6-wk jogging program were examined in a group of 26 ++sedentary women, who received instruction and reinforcement for their efforts: one group of 16 received instruction in cognitive self-statements; the other group of 10 did not. Measures included a battery of psychological questionnaires, percentage of body fat, weight, height, and distance run in a 12-min. test. Subjects maintained logs in which they recorded frequency and duration of exercise. Follow-up data were collected at 6-wk. and 6=mo. postprogram. Initial compliance was related to scores on the Self-motivation Inventory, the Type H (Hard-driving) scale of the Jenkins Activity Survey, and the State Anxiety Scale. At 6-mo. follow-up, none of the measures were significantly correlated with exercise frequency

Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Personality · Psychiatry · Applied Psychology · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Clinical Psychology · Education, Achievement, and Giftedness · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports · Psychology · Social Psychology

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