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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Warner, Lisa M
• Wolff, Julia K
• Spuling, Svenja M
• Wurm, Susanne

Titel

Perceived somatic and affective barriers for self-efficacy and physical activity

Ist Teil von

• Journal of health psychology, 2019-11, Vol.24 (13), p.1850-1862

Ort / Verlag

London, England: SAGE Publications

Erscheinungsjahr

2019

Quelle

Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• According to Bandura’s social-cognitive theory, perceptions of somatic and affective barriers are sources of self-efficacy. This longitudinal study compares general indicators of health barriers with measures of perceived somatic and affective barriers to predict self-efficacy and accelerometer-assessed physical activity in a subsample of n = 153 (selected at random from N = 310) community-dwelling German older adults. Perceived somatic and affective barriers longitudinally predicted physical activity mediated by self-efficacy, whereas general health barriers did not. Perceived health barriers to physical activity might be more important than more objective health barriers for older adults’ physical activity levels.