TY - JOUR
T1 - Physical activity, self-esteem, and self-efficacy relationships in older adults
T2 - A randomized controlled trial
AU - McAuley, Edward
AU - Blissmer, Bryan
AU - Katula, Jeffrey
AU - Duncan, Terry E.
AU - Mihalko, Shannon L.
PY - 2000/1/1
Y1 - 2000/1/1
N2 - A randomized controlled trial examined the growth and form of multidimensional self-esteem over a 12-month period (6-month exercise intervention and 6-month follow-up) in 174 older adults engaged in either a walking or stretching/toning program. The extent to which changes in physical fitness parameters and physical self-efficacy were related to changes in perceptions of attractive body, strength, physical conditioning, and physical self-worth was also determined. Latent growth curve analyses showed a curvilinear pattern of growth in esteem with significant increases at all levels of self-esteem upon completion of the intervention followed by significant declines at 6-months postintervention in both groups. Frequency of activity and changes in physical fitness, body fat and self-efficacy were related to improvements in esteem perceptions relative to attractive body, strength, and physical condition. Model fitting procedures suggested that the best fit of the data was to a model in which the influence of changes in efficacy and physical parameters on physical self-worth were mediated by perceptions of attractive body and physical condition.
AB - A randomized controlled trial examined the growth and form of multidimensional self-esteem over a 12-month period (6-month exercise intervention and 6-month follow-up) in 174 older adults engaged in either a walking or stretching/toning program. The extent to which changes in physical fitness parameters and physical self-efficacy were related to changes in perceptions of attractive body, strength, physical conditioning, and physical self-worth was also determined. Latent growth curve analyses showed a curvilinear pattern of growth in esteem with significant increases at all levels of self-esteem upon completion of the intervention followed by significant declines at 6-months postintervention in both groups. Frequency of activity and changes in physical fitness, body fat and self-efficacy were related to improvements in esteem perceptions relative to attractive body, strength, and physical condition. Model fitting procedures suggested that the best fit of the data was to a model in which the influence of changes in efficacy and physical parameters on physical self-worth were mediated by perceptions of attractive body and physical condition.
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U2 - 10.1007/BF02895777
DO - 10.1007/BF02895777
M3 - Article
C2 - 10962706
AN - SCOPUS:0034442040
VL - 22
SP - 131
EP - 139
JO - Annals of Behavioral Medicine
JF - Annals of Behavioral Medicine
SN - 0883-6612
IS - 2
ER -