Self-efficacy, pros, and cons as variables associated with adjacent stages of change for regular exercise in Japanese college students

Bibliographic Data

ID7844281
AuthorsSatoshi Horiuchi (0000-0003-1482-6527, Iwate Prefectural University), Akira Tsuda (0000-0002-6927-4814, Kurume University), Hisanori Kobayashi (0000-0002-6394-1989, The University of Rhode Island, USA), Elizabeth A Fallon (0000-0002-9083-6682, Georgia State University), Yuji Sakano (Health Sciences University of Hokkaido)
Year2017
Volume22
Issue8
Pages993-1003
Publication date2017-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1359105315621779
PMID26786174
OpenAlexW2336060358
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited16

This study examined self-efficacy (confidence to exercise), pros (exercise’s advantages), and cons (exercise’s disadvantages) as variables associated across the transtheoretical model’s six stages of change in 403 Japanese college students. A series of logistic regression analyses were conducted. Results showed that higher pros and lower cons were associated with being in contemplation compared to precontemplation. Lower cons were associated with being in preparation compared to contemplation. Higher self-efficacy was associated with being in action compared to preparation as well as being in maintenance compared to action. Lower cons were associated with being in termination compared to maintenance

Behavior change · cons · Contemplation · Logistic regression · Physical activity · Physical therapy · Self-efficacy · Transtheoretical model · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Computer Science · Medicine · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports · Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Gerontology · Internal Medicine · Social Psychology

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