The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which Korean seniors report employing different motivational and social cognitive strategies related to physical activity, and to evaluate which motivation-al and social cognitive strategies were related to physical activity, and which motivational and social cognitive strategies differentiate between high active and low-active Korean seniors. Community-dwelling older adults (N=187) participated in the study and completed questionnaires assessing self-reported physical activity and a range of motivational and social cognitive variables. The results showed that physical activity was predicted by quality goal-setting practices, self-efficacy, social support from family and physical activity self-regulation subscales of social support and exercise planning and scheduling. Between the groups of highly physically active and low-active participants, we ob-served differences in satisfaction with life, self-efficacy, quality goal- setting practices, and self-regulatory strategies related to self-monitor-ing, goal-setting, social support and time management. In conclusion, these findings indicate that physical activity promotion efforts among Korean older adults should focus on enhancing self-efficacy, social support, and self-regulation skills.
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Abstract INTRODUCTION MATERIALS AND METHODS Subjects Methods Analysis RESULTS DISCUSSION CONFLICT OF INTEREST ACKNOWLEDGMENTS REFERENCES
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Korean older adultsPhysical activitySocial cognitive factors
저자
Chae-Hee Park [ Department of Sport and Healthy Aging , Korea National Sport University, Seoul, Korea ]
Steriani Elavsky [ Department of Kinesiology, Penn State University, Pennsylvania, USA ]
Kyo-Man Koo [ Department of Adapted Physical Education, Baekseok University, Cheonan, Korea ]
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