title: Selected values, perceived control, and reasons for choice.
abstract: The present study related terminal core values measured by the List of Values and perceived control with reasons for an exercise program. Data (N = 531) were derived from a national sample of treadmill owners. Principal components analysis confirmed Veroff, Douvan, and Kulka's five categories for the nine values; however, the hierarchy of needs previously postulated in the list was not substantiated. For this sample, self-fulfillment appears to be a type of self-gratification. These social cognitions, i.e., values, and perceived control appear to capture different domains and both are linked to reasons for choice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Marketing and Transportation, Auburn University, Alabama 36849-5604.
authors.forename: B G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Goff
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Goddard
mesh_terms: D001290:Attitude; D002755:Choice Behavior; D015444:Exercise / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory; D010809:Physical Fitness / Q000523:psychology; D012649:Self Concept; D012945:Social Values