title: Attributions and self-regulatory efficacy for health-related physical activity.
abstract: Two studies were conducted to examine associations among past activity behaviour, attributions and self-regulatory efficacy for maintaining physical activity sufficient for health benefits. The studies differed in that success for being sufficiently active for health benefits was externally referenced in the first study, but not in the second. In both studies, results revealed that attributional dimensions improved the prediction of self-regulatory efficacy beyond that of past physical behaviour. Results suggested that while past experience may influence an individual's self-regulatory efficacy to be active enough for health benefits, how people think about their past behaviour also needs to be considered.
authors.affiliation: Saskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research Unit, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 1K2, Canada. darren.nickel@usask.ca
authors.forename: Darren
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nickel
authors.forename: Kevin S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Spink
mesh_terms: D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D009043:Motor Activity; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012927:Social Control, Informal; D055815:Young Adult