Personal determinants of leisure-time exercise activities.
This study investigated the importance of personal determinants such as self-efficacy, beliefs about the contribution of exercise, health locus of control, and dispositional optimism for leisure-time exercise in a working population. The main predictors of such exercise were beliefs and self-efficacy with the generalization of the latter to eat correctly. Beliefs and efficacy expectations were highly correlated. Neither health locus of control nor dispositional optimism was related to leisure-time exercise; however, optimism was related to the positive belief that exercise contributes to health. Ramifications of the findings were carefully described.
Rabinowitz
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Department of Family Medicine, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
Melamed
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Weisberg
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Tal
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Ribak
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J
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003469:Culture; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D007899:Leisure Activities; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010551:Personality; D012649:Self Concept