Physical activity, self-esteem, and self-efficacy relationships in older adults: A randomized controlled trial
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A randomized controlled trial examined the growth and form of multidimensional self-esteem over a 12-month period (6-month exercise intervention and 6-month follow-up) in 174 older adults engaged in either a walking or stretching/toning program. The extent to which changes in physical fitness parameters and physical self-efficacy were related to changes in perceptions of attractive body, strength, physical conditioning, and physical self-worth was also determined. Latent growth curve analyses showed a curvilinear pattern of growth in esteem with significant increases at all levels of self-esteem upon completion of the intervention followed by significant declines at 6 months postintervention in both groups. Frequency of activity and changes in physical fitness, body fat, and self-efficacy were related to improvements in esteem perceptions relative to attractive body, strength, and physical condition. Model fitting procedures suggested that the best fit of the data was to a model in which the influence of changes in efficacy and physical parameters on physical self-worth were mediated by perceptions of attractive body and physical condition.
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- Authors
- McAuley, E., Blissmer, B., Katula, J., Duncan, T. E., & Mihalko, S. L.
- Affiliations
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro (US)
- Oregon Research Institute (US)
- Wake Forest University (US)
- Corresponding author
- McAuley, Edward
- Venue
- Annals of Behavioral Medicine
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2000-06
- Volume
- 22
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 131-139
- ISSN
- 0742-5554 (ISSN-L)
- 0883-6612
- 1532-4796
- OpenAlex
- W2031358839
- Cited by
- 324
- References
- 50
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 13.30
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Annals of Behavioral Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute on Aging (R01AG012113, AG12113)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
- Keywords
- physical activity, self-esteem, self-efficacy, older adults, exercise intervention, walking, physical fitness, fat mass, physical self-worth, body attractiveness, latent growth curve models, mediation
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Aging, Attitude, Body Composition, Body Image, Female, Humans, Male, Models, Psychological, Physical Fitness, Self Concept, Exercise, Chi-Square Distribution, Exercise Tolerance, Self Efficacy
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