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- Title
Applying the Transtheoretical Model to Exercise: A Systematic and Comprehensive Review of the Literature.
- Authors
Leslie Spencer
- Abstract
Three questions guided a literature review of the transtheoretical model (TTM) as applied to exercise to address the evidence for stage-matched interventions, the description of priority populations, and the identification of valid TTM measurement tools. One-hundredand-fifty studies were reviewed. Results indicate preliminary support for the use of stage-matched exercise interventions. Most studies have focused on White, middle-class, female populations, limiting the generalizability of their findings. Valid and reliable measures exist for stage of change, decisional balance, processes of change, self-efficacy, and temptations to not exercise; however, more research is needed to refine these measures. Evidence for the construct validity of the TTM as applied to exercise is mixed. When designing and implementing TTM-based exercise interventions, practitioners and policy makers are encouraged to clearly define the term exercise, choose a valid and reliable staging tool, and employ all TTM constructs and not just stage membership.
- Publication
Health Promotion Practice, 2006, Vol 7, Issue 4, p428
- ISSN
1524-8399
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1524839905278900