Author : Melissa L. Grim
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (545 download)
Book Synopsis Preliminary Evaluation of a Web-based Physical Activity Course by : Melissa L. Grim
Download or read book Preliminary Evaluation of a Web-based Physical Activity Course written by Melissa L. Grim and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: Rates of physical activity have been shown to decline across the lifespan, particularly between adolescence and adulthood. The purpose of the study was to complete a construct validation of a web-based physical activity intervention for college students and to pilot-test the efficacy of the intervention in changing physical activity. The study involved three groups: an online group (n=46), a traditional group (n=22), and a health group (n=22). The online group received a fitness and self-regulatory knowledge and skill intervention. Students in this group were required to complete at least three days of physical activity and record it in their weekly activity logs. Students in the traditional group attended a fitness lecture one day per week, as well as a three-day per week physical activity lab. Students in the health course were not required to be physically active for their course. Self-regulation, family social support, friend social support, self-efficacy, outcome expectations and expectancies, physical activity, and estimated fitness measures were collected at pretest, post-test, and six-week follow-up. There was a significant interaction between time and group for self-regulation (Pillai's Trace = .235, F(4,174)=5.789, p