Investigating the relationships between elements of a revised theory of planned behaviour and objectively measured physical activity behaviours [HAPPY Study]

Angel Chater
,
Sarah J. Denton
,
Catherine J. Kerr
,
Louise A. Savory
,
Daniel Paul Bailey

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Abstract

Objectives: This study examined the relationships between constructs of a revised Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) and moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) levels in 10–14 year-old schoolchildren. Methods: Ninety-one schoolchildren (boys n = 34; girls n = 57) completed a health perceptions questionnaire measuring the constructs of a revised TPB which included attitude, subjective norms, behaviour-specific self-efficacy (BSSE) and intentions to be active. Physical activity behaviours were recorded objectively over seven consecutive days using RT3® triaxial accelerometers. Multiple regressions were employed for each gender to explore the relationships of each of the revised TPB constructs with: 1. intentions to be active and 2. weekday and weekend MVPA. Results: For boys, subjective norms were correlated with intention (r = 0.653, p < 0.001). For girls, attitude (r = −0.570), subjective norms (r = 0.433) and BSSE (r = 0.517) correlated with intention (p < 0.001). No significant relationships were found for either gender between the revised TPB constructs and weekday or weekend MVPA. Conclusions: In this study 10–14 year old schoolchildren have developed cognitions which support intentions to be active but these intentions are not necessarily transferred into actual physical activity.

Publication Information

Output type

Research Output: Contribution to conference Paper Peer-review

Original language

English

Publication milestones

Published - 01/08/2010

Publication status

Published - 01/08/2010

External Publication IDs

handle.net: 10547/622950