title: Exercise self-efficacy intervention in overweight and obese women.
abstract: This study investigated the effects of a brief tailored intervention on self-efficacy beliefs and exercise energy expenditure in active and inactive overweight and obese women. Participants were randomly assigned to either control (N = 50) or intervention (N = 47) conditions, and their exercise self-efficacy was assessed three times over a 12-week period. Results showed that the intervention increased schedule, physical, exercise-worries efficacy, and energy expenditure in the previously inactive group. The results suggest that self-efficacy interventions are effective at increasing exercise energy expenditure in inactive overweight and obese women.
authors.affiliation: The University of Auckland, New Zealand jb.h.adv@xtra.co.nz.
authors.forename: Jude
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Buckley
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000523:psychology; D050177:Overweight / Q000523:psychology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D020377:Self Efficacy
keywords: energy expenditure; exercise; obesity; self-efficacy; women