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EVALUATING AND ENHANCING SELF-EFFICACY FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

2009; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 13; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1249/fit.0b013e3181996571

1536-593X

Dori Pekmezi, Ernestine Jennings, Bess H. Marcus,

Behavioral Health and Interventions

In Brief LEARNING OBJECTIVES • To better understand the construct of self-efficacy and its relationship with physical activity behavior. • To gain familiarity with methods of measuring and enhancing self-efficacy for physical activity. Assessing and enhancing self-efficacy is an important component to helping clients adopt and maintain a more active lifestyle. This article will help readers gain familiarity with methods of measuring and enhancing self-efficacy along with providing a better understanding of its construct and its relationship with physical activity.