The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of Marlatt and Gordon's (1984) relapse prevention treatment on exercise adherence and self-efficacy for exercise in subjects participating in an unsupervised exercise program. Subjects were 84 female and 52 male volunteer University students (mean age = 20.8 years). Subjects were randomly assigned to a relapse prevention training group (RPTG) or a control group (CG), and were instructed to exercise unsupervised a minimum of 3 times per week for 8 weeks. The intervention was designed to increase an awareness for high risk situations for exercise and to increase efficacy for these situations by developing appropriate coping strategies. A multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) was used to examine treatment effects on posttest measures of adherence, dropout, and exercise self-efficacy. Results showed that RPT subjects exercised (a) slightly more than control subjects during the 8-week program, and (b) significantly more than the control group during the last 2 weeks of the program. Statistical support was given to the effectiveness of RPT in increasing exercise maintenance. A follow-up study is needed to determine whether the treatment effect continued postprogram. However, results indicated that RPT subjects scored significantly lower on posttest overall efficacy scores than subjects in the control group. It is possible preprogram self-efficacy assessment for novice exercisers may be inaccurate. Further studies are needed to determine the ideal time and method for self-efficacy assessment for novice exercisers. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 51-07, Section: A, page: 2274. / Major Professor: David Pargman. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1990.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_78270 |
| Contributors | Rogers, Carolyn Ann., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 210 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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