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Published in: Annals of Behavioral Medicine 2/2008

01-10-2008 | Original Article

Comparing Psychosocial Predictors of Physical Activity Adoption and Maintenance

Authors: David M. Williams, Ph.D., Beth A. Lewis, Ph.D., Shira Dunsiger, M.A., Jessica A. Whiteley, Ph.D., George D. Papandonatos, Ph.D., Melissa A. Napolitano, Ph.D., Beth C. Bock, Ph.D., Joseph T. Ciccolo, Ph.D., Bess H. Marcus, Ph.D.

Published in: Annals of Behavioral Medicine | Issue 2/2008

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Abstract

Background

Most health behavior models do not distinguish between determinants of behavior adoption and maintenance.

Purpose

This study compared psychosocial predictors of physical activity (PA) adoption and predictors of PA maintenance among 205 initially sedentary adults enrolled in a home-based PA promotion trial.

Methods

Psychosocial variables were measured at 6 months (at which point 107 participants remained inactive and 98 participants adopted regular PA) and used to predict 12-month PA status (an indicator of PA adoption among those inactive at 6 months and an indicator of PA maintenance among those active at 6 months).

Results

Six-month PA status moderated the relationships between 6-month measures of home access to PA equipment (p = .049), self-efficacy (p = .086), and perceived satisfaction (p = .062) and 12-month PA status. Simple effects analyses revealed that home access to PA equipment was predictive of PA adoption (OR = 1.73; 95% CI: 1.05, 2.85), but not PA maintenance (OR = 0.88; 95% CI: 0.58, 1.35), whereas self-efficacy and perceived satisfaction were predictive of PA maintenance (OR = 2.65; 95% CI: 1.55, 4.52; OR = 1.95; 95% CI: 0.93, 4.06), but not PA adoption (OR = 1.50; 95% CI: 0.87, 2.57; OR = 0.82, CI: 0.44, 1.52).

Conclusion

Results suggest that these psychosocial variables may operate differently in predicting PA adoption versus maintenance.
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Metadata
Title
Comparing Psychosocial Predictors of Physical Activity Adoption and Maintenance
Authors
David M. Williams, Ph.D.
Beth A. Lewis, Ph.D.
Shira Dunsiger, M.A.
Jessica A. Whiteley, Ph.D.
George D. Papandonatos, Ph.D.
Melissa A. Napolitano, Ph.D.
Beth C. Bock, Ph.D.
Joseph T. Ciccolo, Ph.D.
Bess H. Marcus, Ph.D.
Publication date
01-10-2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Annals of Behavioral Medicine / Issue 2/2008
Print ISSN: 0883-6612
Electronic ISSN: 1532-4796
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12160-008-9054-7

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