Factors related to meeting physical activity guidelines in active college students: A social cognitive perspective

Farren, Gene L.; Zhang, T; Martin, Scott B.; Thomas, Katherine T.

doi:10.1080/07448481.2016.1229320

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“…Specifically, we examined four research questions related to PA trajectories (RQ1 and RQ2) and self-evaluation covariates (exercise self-efficacy, RQ3; anticipated shame, RQ4) over a 5-week period using latent growth modeling. Young adults, especially those who enroll in universities, are one segment of the population that typically experiences declines in PA ( Kwan et al, 2012 ) and often fail to meet recommended levels of PA ( Farren et al, 2017 ; American College Health Association, 2020 ). Major findings revealed considerable variation in young adults starting levels and trajectories of PA as well as consistent positive relations with exercise self-efficacy and inconsistent negative relations with anticipated shame.…”

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“…This evidence is robust across different demographics, time intervals, parameters of PA, study designs, and study contexts. For example, PA studies demonstrate that self-efficacy consistently enhances future PA in youth (Dishman et al, 2004), young adults (Parschau et al, 2012;Farren et al, 2017), adults (Dallow and Anderson, 2003), and older adults (Clark, 1996). However, Anderson-Bill et al (2011) revealed that exercise self-efficacy tends to decline with age.…”

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“…Both observational (e.g., Farren et al, 2017) and intervention studies (e.g., McAuley et al, 2012) consistently highlight the importance of self-efficacy in relation to PA. For example, in a review of PA interventions (n = 20), Williams and French (2011) reported that the correlation between changes in selfefficacy and changes in PA was robust (r = 0.69). Self-efficacy is also a crucial determinant of PA maintenance.…”

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“…In a meta-analysis study of PA intervention studies conducted by Amireault et al (2012) , participants with higher levels of self-efficacy at baseline were more likely to be physically active and less likely to relapse 6 or more months post intervention. Finally, using self-efficacy as a tool for promoting PA can be across a variety of contexts, including school ( Dishman et al, 2004 ), faith ( Anderson-Bill et al, 2011 ), health ( Maddison et al, 2014 ), and leisure ( Farren et al, 2017 ) settings.…”

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Young Adults’ Short-Term Trajectories of Moderate Physical Activity: Relations With Self-Evaluation Processes

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Simonton

2020

Front. Psychol.

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Young adults face numerous barriers that can undermine their engagement in healthy behaviors. For example, young adults on average experience disproportionally large declines in physical activity (PA) participation compared to other demographic groups. Self-evaluation processes may help explain these declines. This study investigated young adults' weekly trajectories of moderate physical activity, exploring self-evaluation processes, including self-efficacy and shame as time-varying covariates. A total of 71 young adults (Mage = 21.25, SD = 1.18; 55% male) reported moderate physical activity, exercise selfefficacy, and anticipated shame toward exercise once a week for 5 weeks. Latent growth curve models showed that a linear slope fit these data better than alternative models. Parameters of the linear model revealed that these young adults reported engaging in 40 min of moderate PA approximately 3 days per week. However, there were physical activity differences in initial levels and rates of change. Exercise self-efficacy consistently predicted physical activity in a positive direction and with a small-to-medium magnitude. Anticipated shame was an inconsistent predictor of physical activity, showing a negative direction and small magnitude at time one and on average across the 5 weeks. These findings highlight considerable variability in young adults' short-term trajectories of physical activity and underscore both positive and negative processes of exercise related selfevaluations. Future physical activity interventions targeting young adults should incorporate strategies that enhance self-efficacy (e.g., mastery experiences) and reduce feelings of shame (e.g., attribution training).

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2020

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“…Previous research used similarly constructed items to assess muscle-strengthening activity [39,40]. According to the PAGs to be categorized as meeting muscle-strengthening PAGs, participants needed to report doing muscle-strengthening activities on two or more days during the last 7 days [38].…”

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Sedentary Behavior and Health-Related Quality of Life across Meeting Physical Activity Guidelines

Farren¹,

Zhang²

2017

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Sedentary behavior may not differ between individuals meeting and not meeting physical activity guidelines (PAGs); however, sedentary behavior has been associated with lower levels of health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of sedentary behavior on HRQoL across young adults in three physical activity engagement groups (i.e., did not meet aerobic or muscle-strengthening PAGs; met either aerobic PAGs or muscle-strengthening PAGs; and met both aerobic and muscle-strengthening PAGs) using moderation analyses. Participants were 427 young adults (M age = 19.15 ± 0.77) from Southwestern U.S. public university. Participants completed an online survey assessing sedentary behavior, physical activity profile, and HRQOL. On average, participants who did not meet aerobic or muscle-strengthening PAGs reported the lowest physical and psychosocial HRQoL and highest screen-time sedentary behavior, while participants who met both aerobic and muscle-strengthening PAGs reported the highest physical and psychosocial HRQoL and lowest screen-time sedentary behavior. Moderation analyses indicated meeting both aerobic and muscle-strengthening PAGs significantly buffered the negative influence of screen-time sedentary behavior on physical HRQoL. Meanwhile, meeting only one of the PAGs (i.e., aerobic or muscle-strengthening) did not significantly buffer the negative influence of screen-time sedentary behavior on physical HRQoL. Considering the current trends of sedentary behavior, the current study provided support in promoting regularly engaging in both aerobic and muscle-strengthening activity. Moreover, it provided evidence supporting the position that interventions designed to improve HRQoL should include both aerobic and muscle-strengthening activity.

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“Don’t … Break Down on Tuesday Because the Mental Health Services are Only in Town on Thursday”: A Qualitative Study of Service Provision Related Barriers to, and Facilitators of Farmers’ Mental Health Help-Seeking

Vayro

Brownlow

Ireland

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Adm Policy Ment Health

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Dame.) Some have multiple sites such as the Northern Rivers UDRH, based in Lismore with established facilities in Murwillumbah and Grafton. Finally, some are colocated and share facilities with a rural clinical school, such as the Spencer Gulf Rural Health School, and the Northern NSW UDRH.UDRHs have developed a variety of strategies, appropriate for their local contexts, in order to achieve their objectives. This approach was described by several people as characterised by a philosophy of being 'nationally consistent, locally relevant'. Most UDRHs employed some variation of what appeared to be a common three-part strategy in establishing themselves locally.

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Factors related to meeting physical activity guidelines in active college students: A social cognitive perspective

Abstract: Results indicate that interventions designed to increase psychosocial factors may increase the likelihood of students meeting any and all PAGs. Social support may be especially beneficial for increasing muscle-strengthening activity.

Cited by 28 publications

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Young Adults’ Short-Term Trajectories of Moderate Physical Activity: Relations With Self-Evaluation Processes

Young Adults’ Short-Term Trajectories of Moderate Physical Activity: Relations With Self-Evaluation Processes

Sedentary Behavior and Health-Related Quality of Life across Meeting Physical Activity Guidelines

“Don’t … Break Down on Tuesday Because the Mental Health Services are Only in Town on Thursday”: A Qualitative Study of Service Provision Related Barriers to, and Facilitators of Farmers’ Mental Health Help-Seeking

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