Predicting Physical Activity-Related Outcomes in Overweight and Obese Adults: A Health Action Process Approach

Background: We tested the adequacy of a model based on the Health Action Process Approach (HAPA) in predicting changes in psychological, body composition, and cardiovascular risk outcomes with respect to physical activity participation in overweight and obese adults. Methods: Measures of HAPA constr...

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Main Authors: Hattar, A., Pal, Sebely, Hagger, Martin
Format: Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/28881
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author Hattar, A.
Pal, Sebely
Hagger, Martin
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Pal, Sebely
Hagger, Martin
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description Background: We tested the adequacy of a model based on the Health Action Process Approach (HAPA) in predicting changes in psychological, body composition, and cardiovascular risk outcomes with respect to physical activity participation in overweight and obese adults. Methods: Measures of HAPA constructs (action and maintenance self-efficacy, outcome expectancies, action planning, risk perceptions, intentions, behaviour), psychological outcomes (quality of life, depression, anxiety, stress symptoms), body composition variables (body weight, body fat mass), cardiovascular risk measures (total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein), and self-reported physical activity behaviour were administered to participants (N = 74) at baseline, and 6 and 12 weeks later. Results: Data were analysed using variance-based structural equationmodelling with residualised change scores for HAPA variables. The model revealed effects of action self-efficacy and outcome expectancies on physical activity intentions, action self-efficacy on maintenance self-efficacy, and maintenance self-efficacy and intentions on action planning. Intention predicted psychological and body composition outcomes indirectly through physical activity behaviour. Action planning was a direct predictor of psychological, cardiovascular, and body composition outcomes. Conclusions: Data supported HAPA hypotheses in relation to intentions and behaviour, but not the role of action planning as a mediator of the intention-behaviour relationship. Action planning predicted outcomes independent of intentions and behaviour.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-288812019-02-19T05:35:34Z Predicting Physical Activity-Related Outcomes in Overweight and Obese Adults: A Health Action Process Approach Hattar, A. Pal, Sebely Hagger, Martin Background: We tested the adequacy of a model based on the Health Action Process Approach (HAPA) in predicting changes in psychological, body composition, and cardiovascular risk outcomes with respect to physical activity participation in overweight and obese adults. Methods: Measures of HAPA constructs (action and maintenance self-efficacy, outcome expectancies, action planning, risk perceptions, intentions, behaviour), psychological outcomes (quality of life, depression, anxiety, stress symptoms), body composition variables (body weight, body fat mass), cardiovascular risk measures (total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein), and self-reported physical activity behaviour were administered to participants (N = 74) at baseline, and 6 and 12 weeks later. Results: Data were analysed using variance-based structural equationmodelling with residualised change scores for HAPA variables. The model revealed effects of action self-efficacy and outcome expectancies on physical activity intentions, action self-efficacy on maintenance self-efficacy, and maintenance self-efficacy and intentions on action planning. Intention predicted psychological and body composition outcomes indirectly through physical activity behaviour. Action planning was a direct predictor of psychological, cardiovascular, and body composition outcomes. Conclusions: Data supported HAPA hypotheses in relation to intentions and behaviour, but not the role of action planning as a mediator of the intention-behaviour relationship. Action planning predicted outcomes independent of intentions and behaviour. 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/28881 10.1111/aphw.12065 Wiley-Blackwell Publishing fulltext
spellingShingle Hattar, A.
Pal, Sebely
Hagger, Martin
Predicting Physical Activity-Related Outcomes in Overweight and Obese Adults: A Health Action Process Approach
title Predicting Physical Activity-Related Outcomes in Overweight and Obese Adults: A Health Action Process Approach
title_full Predicting Physical Activity-Related Outcomes in Overweight and Obese Adults: A Health Action Process Approach
title_fullStr Predicting Physical Activity-Related Outcomes in Overweight and Obese Adults: A Health Action Process Approach
title_full_unstemmed Predicting Physical Activity-Related Outcomes in Overweight and Obese Adults: A Health Action Process Approach
title_short Predicting Physical Activity-Related Outcomes in Overweight and Obese Adults: A Health Action Process Approach
title_sort predicting physical activity-related outcomes in overweight and obese adults: a health action process approach
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/28881