title: Effect of baseline self-efficacy on physical activity and psychological stress after a one-week pedometer intervention.
abstract: Physical activity and psychological stress were hypothesized to improve more in participants with high self-efficacy than in those with low and medium self-efficacy after a one-week intervention. 39 female university students participated. The intervention had two steps: a lecture on self-monitoring and goal setting (160 min.) and a one-week pedometer intervention. Analyses were conducted on tertile groups according to self-efficacy at baseline. Pedometer step counts were higher in the high self-efficacy group than in the low self-efficacy group after intervention. Helplessness decreased time dependently after intervention only in the high-self-efficacy group. Because physical activity improved more in the high self-efficacy group after a one-week intervention, one hypothesis was supported.
authors: Center for Health and Community Medicine, Nagasaki University, Japan. jtayama@nagasaki-u.ac.jp
authors: Jun
authors: J
authors: Tayama
authors: Hironori
authors: H
authors: Yamasaki
authors: Mami
authors: M
authors: Tamai
authors: Masaki
authors: M
authors: Hayashida
authors: Susumu
authors: S
authors: Shirabe
authors: Kazuki
authors: K
authors: Nishiura
authors: Toyohiro
authors: T
authors: Hamaguchi
authors: Tadaaki
authors: T
authors: Tomiie
authors: Naoki
authors: N
authors: Nakaya
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D013997:Time Factors; D016138:Walking; D055815:Young Adult