An Evaluation of a Worksite Exercise Intervention Using the Social Cognitive Theory: A Pilot Study

Autor/inn/en	Amaya, Megan; Petosa, R. L.
Titel	An Evaluation of a Worksite Exercise Intervention Using the Social Cognitive Theory: A Pilot Study
Quelle	In: Health Education Journal, 71 (2012) 2, S.133-143 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0017-8969
DOI	10.1177/0017896911409731
Schlagwörter	Employees; Intervention; Self Efficacy; Sports Medicine; Epistemology; Work Environment; Social Cognition; Pretests Posttests; Comparative Analysis; Exercise; Professional Associations; Self Management; Social Support Groups; Statistical Analysis; Family (Sociological Unit); Friendship; Program Effectiveness; Health Promotion + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Employee; Arbeitnehmer; Beschäftigter; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Sportmedizin; Erkenntnistheorie; Arbeitsmilieu; Soziale Kognition; Übung; Selbstmanagement; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Statistische Analyse; Familie; Freundschaft; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung
Abstract	Purpose: To increase exercise adherence among insufficiently active adult employees. Design: A quasi-experimental separate samples pre-test-post-test group design was used to compare treatment and comparison group. Setting: The worksite. Subjects: Employees (n = 127) who did not meet current American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) recommendations for exercise. Intervention: An eight-week educational programme targeting the social cognitive theory constructs. Measures: Free-living exercise, self-regulation, self-efficacy, social support, and outcome expectations and expectancies. Measurement was at pre-test, post-test, one month and three months post-intervention. Analysis: One-way analysis of variance. Results: The treatment group reported important increases in exercise and mediators of exercise. There was a significant difference between groups for moderate intensity exercise and vigorous intensity exercise at post-test and follow-up (p = 0.001). There was a significant difference between groups for self-regulation at post-test and follow-up (p = 0.001). There was not a significant difference between groups for self-efficacy or outcome expectancies. Family and friend social support group differences were non-significant at post-test and one-month follow-up, but was significant difference at three-month follow-up (p = 0.001). Outcome expectations and expectancies were non-significant at all time periods. Conclusion: The educational intervention was effective in increasing the exercise rates of employees at the worksite. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10