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- Title
Exercise imagery use and its relationship with affective and behavioral outcomes related to exercise.
- Authors
Stanley, Damian M.; Cumming, Jennifer
- Abstract
The present study investigated the role of exercise imagery as a source of exercisers' self-efficacy beliefs, and the interplay between different types of imagery and self-efficacy in influencing self-reported exercise behavior and exercise-related outcomes such as mood. It was hypothesized that technique imagery would positively predict task efficacy, and that appearance and energy imagery would predict scheduling and coping efficacy. Furthermore, it was hypothesized that scheduling and coping efficacy would positively predict exercise behavior and exercise-induced mood. A sample of 318 exercisers (55% female/45% male; M age = 39.95 years, SD = 13.30) completed questionnaires measuring self-reported exercise behavior, exercise- related self-efficacy, imagery use, and exercise-induced mood. The results were analyzed via structural equation modeling, yielding a model that provided a good fit for the data: X²(262) = 466.78, p < .01; X²/df = 1.78, CFI = .95, TLI = .95, RMSEA = .05. As hypothesized, technique imagery positively predicted task efficacy, which, in turn, predicted exercise-induced mood. Energy imagery positively predicted coping efficacy. Energy imagery also positively predicted scheduling efficacy, which itself, positively predicted exercise behavior. Use of appearance imagery negatively predicted coping efficacy. Energy imagery use positively predicted exercise-induced mood. The results demonstrate that imagery use is related to exercisers' feelings of self-efficacy and exercise-induced mood. The results suggest technique and energy imagery as potential strategies for augmenting exercisers' self-efficacy and the use of energy imagery for enhancing exercise-induced mood.
- Subjects
MENTAL imagery; APPLIED psychology; SELF-efficacy; MOTIVATION (Psychology); EXPECTANCY theories; ENERGY psychology; MOOD (Psychology); EXERCISE &; psychology
- Publication
Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 2007, Vol 29, pS203
- ISSN
0895-2779
- Publication type
Article