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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Ungar, Nadine
• Rupprecht, Fiona S
• Steindorf, Karen
• Wiskemann, Joachim
• Sieverding, Monika

Titel

Worse or even better than expected? Outcome expectancies and behavioral experiences in the context of physical activity among cancer patients

Ist Teil von

• Journal of health psychology, 2021-04, Vol.26 (5), p.659-671

Ort / Verlag

London, England: SAGE Publications

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

Quelle

Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Expectancies of cancer patients regarding their physical activity before they took part in a behavior change intervention were compared with their experiences during the intervention period. A total of 66 cancer patients completed either a randomly assigned 4-week physical activity or a stress-management counseling intervention. On average, participants had positive expectancies toward physical activity. Outcome expectancies predicted outcomes (e.g. physical activity) at a 10-week follow-up. Outcome realization (discrepancy between expectancies and experiences) further increased explained variance in self-efficacy and physical activity enjoyment. In conclusion, not only initial outcome expectancies but also their realizations seem to be important for subsequent behavior and cognitions.