ERIC Number: EJ957737
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Mar
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An Evaluation of a Worksite Exercise Intervention Using the Social Cognitive Theory: A Pilot Study
Amaya, Megan; Petosa, R. L.
Health Education Journal, v71 n2 p133-143 Mar 2012
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.)
Descriptors: 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
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