title: Self-efficacy and outcome expectancy in beginning weight training class: their relations to students' behavioral intention and actual behavior.
abstract: This study was an initial attempt to investigate the relationships among self-efficacy, outcome expectancy, behavioral intention, and actual behavior over time in a beginning weight training class. A total of 109 participants completed questionnaires assessing their self-efficacy, outcome expectancy, and intentions for future weight training. Their attendance and workout logs were calculated as a measure of actual behavior. Correlation analyses revealed significant positive relationships among all the variables during both program periods. Multiple regression analyses indicated that outcome expectancy initially played a more important role than self-efficacy in predicting behavioral intention and actual behavior. However, self-efficacy appeared more influential at midprogram. Findings of this study can enhance our understanding of the determining factors for individuals' motivated behaviors in college physical activity classes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Exercise and Sport Science, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0920, USA. zan.gao@hsc.utah.edu
authors.forename: Zan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Xiang
authors.forename: Amelia M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Louis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Harrison
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D008297:Male; D010806:Physical Education and Training; D012044:Regression Analysis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D014495:Universities; D014891:Weight Lifting / Q000523:psychology*; D016474:Weight-Bearing / Q000502:physiology