TY - JOUR
T1 - Affective responses to acute exercise in elderly impaired males
T2 - The moderating effects of self-efficacy and age
AU - McAuley, E.
AU - Shaffer, S. M.
AU - Rudolph, D.
PY - 1995
Y1 - 1995
N2 - The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationships between perceptions of personal efficacy and affective responsibility to acute exercise in elderly male in-patients and outpatients at a Veterans Administration Medical Center. Participants completed self-efficacy measures prior to and following upper body ergometry exercise. Multidimensional affect was assessed prior to and following activity and in-task affect was assessed by retrospective recall. A significant change in feelings of fatigue was revealed over time but exercise effects on affect were shown to be moderated by perceptions of efficacy and age. Specifically, more efficacious individuals reported significantly more positive well-being and less psychological distress during and following exercise. Older individuals were less efficacious and experienced more negative responses to exercise. Finally, participants who experienced less psychological distress and more positive well-being during activity were more efficacious post-exercise. The results are discussed with respect to the role played by self-efficacy and age in the generation of effective responses to exercise.
AB - The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationships between perceptions of personal efficacy and affective responsibility to acute exercise in elderly male in-patients and outpatients at a Veterans Administration Medical Center. Participants completed self-efficacy measures prior to and following upper body ergometry exercise. Multidimensional affect was assessed prior to and following activity and in-task affect was assessed by retrospective recall. A significant change in feelings of fatigue was revealed over time but exercise effects on affect were shown to be moderated by perceptions of efficacy and age. Specifically, more efficacious individuals reported significantly more positive well-being and less psychological distress during and following exercise. Older individuals were less efficacious and experienced more negative responses to exercise. Finally, participants who experienced less psychological distress and more positive well-being during activity were more efficacious post-exercise. The results are discussed with respect to the role played by self-efficacy and age in the generation of effective responses to exercise.
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U2 - 10.2190/KAK1-01XJ-CLBL-T1EJ
DO - 10.2190/KAK1-01XJ-CLBL-T1EJ
M3 - Article
C2 - 8530191
AN - SCOPUS:0029084224
SN - 0091-4150
VL - 41
SP - 13
EP - 27
JO - International Journal of Aging and Human Development
JF - International Journal of Aging and Human Development
IS - 1
ER -