Kinesiology 2276F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Aerobic Exercise
31 Oct 2018
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Self is organized into multiple identities which reflect oneself in the context of a particular role. Individuals are motivated to reaffirm their identity by engaging in identity-congruent behaviour. Stronger exercise identity relates to more physical activity, self-regulatory efficacy and satisfaction with life among older adults. Purpose: to examine the change in exercise identity over 36 weeks among female initiates. Someone who is just starting to exercise and therefore does not have an exercise identity: to test the impact of an exercise imagery intervention (vs. attention control) on exercise identity. Participants: 77 females, relatively sedentary, < 1 per week, mean age, 37. 2 years, mean bmi, 30. 3, 72% caucasian. Exercise identity scale: role identity, 3 items, extent to which exercise has been incorporated into one"s identity, eg. "when i describe myself to others, i usually include my exercise involvement: rated on a 7-point scale, 1 strongly disagree, 7strongly agree, higher scores = greater identity.
