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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Warner, Lisa M.
• Schüz, Benjamin
• Wolff, Julia K.
• Parschau, Linda
• Wurm, Susanne
• Schwarzer, Ralf
• Kazak, Anne E

Titel

Sources of Self-Efficacy for Physical Activity

Ist Teil von

• Health psychology, 2014-11, Vol.33 (11), p.1298-1308

Ort / Verlag

Washington, DC: American Psychological Association

Erscheinungsjahr

2014

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Objective: The effects of self-efficacy beliefs on physical activity are well documented, but much less is known about the origins of self-efficacy beliefs. This article proposes scales to assess the sources of self-efficacy for physical activity aims and to comparatively test their predictive power for physical activity via self-efficacy over time to detect the principal sources of self-efficacy beliefs for physical activity. Method: A study of 1,406 German adults aged 16-90 years was conducted to construct scales to assess the sources of self-efficacy for physical activity (Study 1). In Study 2, the scales' predictive validity for self-efficacy and physical activity was tested in a sample of 310 older German adults. Results: Short, reliable and valid instruments to measure six sources of self-efficacy for physical activity were developed that enable researchers to comparatively test the predictive value of the sources of self-efficacy. Conclusion: The results suggest that mastery experience, self-persuasion, and reduction in negative affective states are the most important predictors of self-efficacy for physical activity in community-dwelling older adults.