A review of the outcome expectancy construct in physical activity research

DM Williams, ES Anderson… - Annals of behavioral …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Background: Outcome expectancy is a central construct in social cognitive models of health
behavior widely used as frameworks for physical activity research. Purpose: This article …

Self-efficacy: implications for physical activity, function, and functional limitations in older adults

E McAuley, A Szabo, N Gothe… - American journal of …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Attenuating the physical decline and increases in disability associated with the aging
process is an important public health priority. Evidence suggests that regular physical …

Gender differences in health habits and in motivation for a healthy lifestyle among Swedish university students

MIK Von Bothmer, B Fridlund - Nursing & health sciences, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of the present study was to investigate gender differences in students' health habits
and motivation for a healthy lifestyle. The sample of students comprised a probability …

Environmental influences on energy balance-related behaviors: a dual-process view

SPJ Kremers, GJ De Bruijn, TLS Visscher… - International Journal of …, 2006 - Springer
Background Studies on the impact of the'obesogenic'environment have often used non-
theoretical approaches. In this journal's debate and in other papers authors have argued the …

Addressing overreporting on the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) telephone survey with a population sample

R Rzewnicki, YV Auweele… - Public health nutrition, 2003 - cambridge.org
Objective: To examine a possible problem of overreporting and to describe the degree of
error with the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) short telephone protocol …

The theories of reasoned action and planned behavior applied to exercise: A meta-analytic update

DS Downs, HA Hausenblas - Journal of Physical …, 2005 - journals.humankinetics.com
Background: Statistical reviews of the theories of reasoned action (TRA) and planned
behavior (TPB) applied to exercise are limited by methodological issues including …

Environmental correlates of physical activity in a sample of Belgian adults

I De Bourdeaudhuij, JF Sallis… - American journal of …, 2003 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose. This study investigated the variance in sitting, walking, and moderate and vigorous
physical activity explained by neighborhood design and recreational environmental …

Factors influencing the food choices of Irish children and adolescents: a qualitative investigation

A Fitzgerald, C Heary, E Nixon… - Health promotion …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Food choices established during childhood and adolescence tend to persist into adulthood
with consequences for long-term health. Yet, to date, relatively little research has examined …

Psychosocial and environmental factors associated with cycling for transport among a working population

B De Geus, I De Bourdeaudhuij… - Health education …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
The aim of this study was to examine psychosocial and environmental predictors of cycling
for transportation. A sample of 343 Flemish adults (43% men) living at maximum 10 km from …

Autonomy and control: the co-construction of adolescent food choice

R Bassett, GE Chapman, BL Beagan - Appetite, 2008 - Elsevier
We explored how adolescents and parents negotiate adolescents' increasing food choice
autonomy in European Canadian, Punjabi Canadian and African Canadian families. Data …