title: Psychological correlates of reported physical activity in normal-weight and obese adults: the Reno diet-heart study.
abstract: This investigation assessed psychological correlates of reported physical activity in a sample of 381 normal-weight and obese adults who were enrolled in a 4-year, prospective, natural history study. The psychological measures included the Eating Self-Efficacy Scale, the General Well-Being Schedule, and the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale. Reported Physical Activity was defined as a composite measure of reported recreational physical activity and perceived importance of activity in health and recreation. Physical activity was correlated with a more positive psychological profile in obese subjects at both year 1 and year 5. Increases in reported physical activity over the four years were associated with improvements in depression and well-being in normal-weight subjects, and with improvements in eating self-efficacy and well-being in obese subjects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Foreyt
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Brunner
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Goodrick
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: St Jeor
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001835:Body Weight / Q000502:physiology; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D004435:Eating / Q000502:physiology; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D009505:Nevada; D009765:Obesity / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires