Self-regulatory processes and exercise adherence in older adults: executive function and self-efficacy effects.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Self-efficacy and the use of self-regulatory strategies are consistently associated with physical activity behavior. Similarly, behavioral inhibition and cognitive resource allocation-indices of executive control function-have also been associated with this health behavior.

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to examine the hypothesis that self-efficacy mediates the relationship between self-regulatory processes, such as executive function, and sustained exercise behavior.

Methods

Older adults (N=177, mean age=66.44 years) completed measures of executive function, self-reported use of self-regulatory strategies, and self-efficacy prior to and during the first month of a 12-month exercise intervention. Percentage of exercise classes attended over the follo

SUBMITTER: McAuley E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3160622 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature