title: Effects of acute and long-term exercise on self-efficacy responses in sedentary, middle-aged males and females.
abstract: We examined the effects of acute and long-term exercise on perceptions of personal efficacy in sedentary, middle-aged males and females. Both males and females demonstrated significant increases in efficacy following acute exercise. Females, who had demonstrated initially lower self-perceptions than males, made dramatic increases in efficacy during the exercise program, equaling or surpassing those of males. Exploratory analyses revealed significant relationships between self-efficacy and subsequent physiological responses to exercise.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Kinesiology, University of Illinois, Urbana 61820.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: McAuley
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Courneya
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lettunich
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D001823:Body Composition / Q000502:physiology; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012727:Sex Characteristics
chemical_list: D002784:Cholesterol