Exercise imagery and its correlates in older adults
Objectives: The purpose of the present study was to test a structural model examining the interrelationships between exercise imagery, self-reported exercise behaviour and well-being in older adults. Design: Cross-sectional survey. Method: Participants were 499 older Greek adults (50.10% males) aged...
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| author | Thøgersen-Ntoumani, Cecilie Cumming, J. Ntoumanis, Nikos Nikitaras, N. |
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| description | Objectives: The purpose of the present study was to test a structural model examining the interrelationships between exercise imagery, self-reported exercise behaviour and well-being in older adults. Design: Cross-sectional survey. Method: Participants were 499 older Greek adults (50.10% males) aged between 51 and 84 years (M age = 57.31; SD = 5.52) who completed questionnaires measuring exercise imagery use, exercise behaviour, subjective vitality, and physical self-worth. The relationship between these variables was tested with a structural model based on the applied model of imagery use for exercise ( Munroe-Chandler & Gammage, 2005). Results: Energy imagery positively predicted exercise behaviour and subjective vitality, and appearance and technique imagery positively predicted physical self-worth. Conclusions: These results indicate older adults engage in different types of imagery to motivate themselves to exercise and improve their well-being, thus implying that the content of imagery interventions should be specifically tailored to the outcomes older adults wish to realise for interventions to be effective. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-418712017-09-13T14:19:00Z Exercise imagery and its correlates in older adults Thøgersen-Ntoumani, Cecilie Cumming, J. Ntoumanis, Nikos Nikitaras, N. Objectives: The purpose of the present study was to test a structural model examining the interrelationships between exercise imagery, self-reported exercise behaviour and well-being in older adults. Design: Cross-sectional survey. Method: Participants were 499 older Greek adults (50.10% males) aged between 51 and 84 years (M age = 57.31; SD = 5.52) who completed questionnaires measuring exercise imagery use, exercise behaviour, subjective vitality, and physical self-worth. The relationship between these variables was tested with a structural model based on the applied model of imagery use for exercise ( Munroe-Chandler & Gammage, 2005). Results: Energy imagery positively predicted exercise behaviour and subjective vitality, and appearance and technique imagery positively predicted physical self-worth. Conclusions: These results indicate older adults engage in different types of imagery to motivate themselves to exercise and improve their well-being, thus implying that the content of imagery interventions should be specifically tailored to the outcomes older adults wish to realise for interventions to be effective. 2012 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/41871 10.1016/j.psychsport.2011.08.002 Elsevier BV fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Thøgersen-Ntoumani, Cecilie Cumming, J. Ntoumanis, Nikos Nikitaras, N. Exercise imagery and its correlates in older adults |
| title | Exercise imagery and its correlates in older adults |
| title_full | Exercise imagery and its correlates in older adults |
| title_fullStr | Exercise imagery and its correlates in older adults |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exercise imagery and its correlates in older adults |
| title_short | Exercise imagery and its correlates in older adults |
| title_sort | exercise imagery and its correlates in older adults |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/41871 |