OBJECTIVE: The primary purpose was to determine the physical activity contexts rated as
most and least preferable by university students for both aerobic activity and weight training …

Background People have different preferences on how health behaviour change
interventions are delivered to them; intervention implementation, retention and effectiveness …

Hart, Leary, and Rejeski (1989) hypothesized that social physique anxiety (SPA), self-
presentational anxiety associated with the physique, may deter some people from …

Background Strategies to promote physical activity may be more successful if they reflect
people's interests. Purpose To explore physical activity contexts preferred by three adult …

Personality traits, participatory motives, and behavior regulation have been linked to
physical activity engagement. It is possible that these dimensions are associated with the …

Objective: The authors examined relationships among social physique anxiety, obligation to
exercise, and exercise choices. Participants and Methods: College students (N= 337; 200 …

Objectives. In most studies that have considered the exercise and affect relationship,
researchers have tended to prescribe cycle ergometry. Researchers have yet to question if …

This study examined the relationship between participants' physique anxiety, eating
behaviors, somatotype, and the preferred qualifications and body type of a fitness instructor …

Situational social physique anxiety (SPA) and immediate exercise intentions in male and
female fitness club members were examined in response to all-female, all-male, and mixed …

This research assessed whether social physique anxiety moderated the relationship
between physical self-perceptions and the level of physical activity involvement in young …