title: Feelings of energy, exercise-related self-efficacy, and voluntary exercise participation.
abstract: This study used a path analysis approach to examine the relationship between feelings of energy, exercise-related self-efficacy beliefs, and exercise participation. A cross-sectional mailing survey design was used to measure feelings of physical and mental energy, task and scheduling self-efficacy beliefs, and voluntary moderate and vigorous exercise participation in 368 healthy, full-time undergraduate students (mean age = 21.43 ± 2.32 years). The path analysis revealed that the hypothesized path model had a strong fit to the study data. The path model showed that feelings of physical energy had significant direct effects on task and scheduling self-efficacy beliefs as well as exercise behaviors. In addition, scheduling self-efficacy had direct effects on moderate and vigorous exercise participation. However, there was no significant direct relationship between task self-efficacy and exercise participation. The path model also revealed that scheduling self-efficacy partially mediated the relationship between feelings of physical energy and exercise participation.
authors: Sport Studies and Physical Education, Chowan University, Murfreesboro, NC.
authors: Seok
authors: S
authors: Yoon
authors: Janet
authors: J
authors: Buckworth
authors: Brian
authors: B
authors: Focht
authors: Bomna
authors: B
authors: Ko
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004328:Drive; D015444:Exercise / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020377:Self Efficacy; D057566:Self Report; D055815:Young Adult