ISSN:
1461-7277
Content:
According to Bandura’s social-cognitive theory, perceptions of somatic and affective barriers are sources of self-efficacy. This longitudinal study compares general indicators of health barriers with measures of perceived somatic and affective barriers to predict self-efficacy and accelerometer-assessed physical activity in a subsample of n = 153 (selected at random from N = 310) community-dwelling German older adults. Perceived somatic and affective barriers longitudinally predicted physical activity mediated by self-efficacy, whereas general health barriers did not. Perceived health barriers to physical activity might be more important than more objective health barriers for older adults’ physical activity levels.
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Journal of health psychology, Thousand Oaks, Calif. [u.a.] : Sage Publ., 1996, (2017) vom: 8. Mai, Seite 13, 1461-7277
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year:2017
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day:8
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month:05
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pages:13
Language:
English
Author information:
Wurm, Susanne
Author information:
Spuling, Svenja M. 19XX-