Background Most people in developed countries are not physically active enough to reap
optimal health benefits so effective promotion strategies are warranted. Theories of …

Abstract Although research on Health Behavior Theory (HBT) is being conducted at a rapid
pace, the extent to which the field is truly moving forward in understanding health behavior …

As modern lifestyles offer ever more opportunities for a sedentary existence, physical activity
has become, for many, a marginal aspect of life. Too little physical activity is linked to …

A growing number of studies have pulled from Deci and Ryan's Self-Determination Theory to
design interventions targeting health behavior change. More recently, researchers have …

The purpose of this study was to summarize findings from empirical applications of the
transtheoretical model (TTM)(Prochaska & DiClemente, 1983) in the physical activity domain …

Exercise Psychology, Second Edition, addresses the psychological and biological
consequences of exercise and physical activity and their subsequent effects on mood and …

Although sport is played with the body, it is won in the mind. Inspired by this idea, the second
edition of this popular textbook provides a comprehensive critical introduction to sport and …

Grounded in self-determination theory (Deci & Ryan,), the purpose of the present study was
to examine whether amotivation, self-determined and controlling types of motivation could …

This study aimed to test the applicability of a simplified version of the service quality model,
proposed by Brady & Cronin (2001) in the context of a health club, and test the degree to …

Background: Statistical reviews of the theories of reasoned action (TRA) and planned
behavior (TPB) applied to exercise are limited by methodological issues including …