title: Physical activity and self-regulation strategy use in adolescents.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the degree to which the use of selected theoretically derived self-regulation strategies (eg, goal setting) could predict adolescents' self-reported leisure-time physical activity behavior.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two hundred thirty-three (M age = 15.88) high school  students completed measures assessing their self-regulation strategy use and their level of physical activity.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Correlational analysis showed self-regulation strategy use was significantly related to adolescent physical activity. Regression analysis also revealed that goal setting  and a causal attribution dimension accounted for 10.7% of the variance reported in adolescents' physical activity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is a significant positive relationship between adolescent leisure-time physical activity and certain theoretically derived self-regulation strategies.
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, University College, Dublin, Ireland. James.Matthews@esbi.ie
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Matthews
authors.forename: Aidan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moran
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012927:Social Control, Informal; D013334:Students; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult