Self-regulatory efficacy's role in the relationship between exercise identity and perceptions of and actual exercise behaviour |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Faculty of Kinesiology, Recreation Management, University of Manitoba, Canada;2. Tier 1 Canada Research Chair, Physical Activity for Health Promotion & Disease Prevention, College of Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan, Canada;3. College of Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan, Canada;4. Department of Kinesiology & Physical Education, McGill University, Canada;5. School of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa, Canada;1. Centre of Research, Sports Sciences, Health and Human Development, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal;2. Psychiatry and Mental Health Clinic, Centro Hospitalar São João, Porto, Portugal;3. Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal;4. Department of Exercise Physiology, School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia;5. Centre of Research, Education, Innovation and Intervention in Sport, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal;6. Department of Education and Psychology, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal;1. Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation, Baylor University, Waco, Texas;2. Department of Educational Psychology, Baylor University, Waco, Texas;1. Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity (ARENA), Allied Health & Human Performance, University of South Australia, Australia;2. Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia;3. Centre for Heart Rhythm Disorders, University of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
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| Abstract: | Identity theory posits that when people endorse an identity they maintain or alter their behaviour in order to behave consistently with that identity. This assertion is supported in the exercise context where strength of exercise identity relates to exercise behaviour. Less is known about self-regulatory constructs that may aid individuals in behaving consistently with their exercise identity. Self-regulatory efficacy may mediate the relationship between exercise identity and exercise given the influence of this variable on exercise self-regulation; this relationship has not been examined. Exercise identity research has focused on the relationship between identity and behaviour; yet, identity theory recognizes perceptions of identity-behaviour consistency as theoretically important. Through influencing how identity-relevant information is processed, self-regulatory efficacy may also mediate the relationship between exercise identity and perceptions of identity-behaviour consistency.ObjectiveIdentity and social cognitive theories were used to examine self-regulatory efficacy as a mediator between exercise identity and i) exercise behaviour and ii) perceptions of identity-behaviour consistency.Method/designUndergraduate students (n = 311) were followed for 8 weeks. At baseline, participants completed demographic, exercise identity and exercise measures. After 4 weeks they reported their self-regulatory efficacy and after 8 weeks they reported their perceptions of identity-behaviour consistency and their exercise behaviour.ResultsConsistent with theory, self-efficacy mediated the relationship between exercise identity and both outcomes.ConclusionsFindings extend the exercise identity literature by providing empirical support for self-regulatory efficacy as a mechanism through which exercise identity strength leads to exercise behaviour and the perception of behavioural consistency with exercise identity meanings. |
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| Keywords: | Exercise identity Identity theory Social cognitive theory Consistency Self-regulatory efficacy Self-perception |
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