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Factors Affecting Exercise Adherence among Participants, Nonparticipants and Dropouts of a Worksite Health and Fitness Program

This study examines the relationship between exercise adherence and several factors: self-motivation; attitudinal commitment; predisposing, enabling, and reinforcing (PER) factors; and barriers related to exercise. The sample (N=431) consists of employees at Texas Instruments, Incorporated in Dallas, Texas. The sample was placed into six comparison groups: high adherers, low adherers, nonparticipants who exercise, nonparticipants who do not exercise, dropouts who exercise and dropouts who do not exercise. Using a one-way ANOVA, the results show significance (p<.01) among the groups for: self-motivation and barriers. Attitudinal commitment and PER factors did not show significance. The results can be applied to worksite health programs to increase exercise adherence among employee populations.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc277769
Date08 1900
CreatorsOrsak, Katherine Cecil
ContributorsChng, Chwee-Lye, Delaney, Gloria, Jackson, Allen W.
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatvi, 98 leaves : ill., Text
CoverageUnited States - Texas - Dallas County - Dallas
RightsPublic, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved., Orsak, Katherine Cecil

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