Validity of the six stages of change for exercise

We examined the validity of ‘Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change’ six stages in exercise domain. A paper-pencil survey was completed by 457 workers. Self-efficacy tended to increase from Precontemplation to Action, did not change from Action to Maintenance, and then increase from Maintenance t...

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Published in:Journal of health psychology 2013-04, Vol.18 (4), p.518-527
Main Authors: Horiuchi, Satoshi, Tsuda, Akira, Watanabe, Yoshiko, Fukamachi, Shigeru, Samejima, Satoru
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Behavioural changes
Biological and medical sciences
Exercise
Exercise - psychology
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Health
Health Behavior
Health Surveys - standards
Human behaviour
Humans
Illness and personality
Japan
Male
Middle Aged
Personality, behavior and health
Physical activity
Psychology and medicine
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Relapse
Self Efficacy
Selfefficacy
Stages of change
Surveys
Termination
Validity
Workers
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Summary:We examined the validity of ‘Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change’ six stages in exercise domain. A paper-pencil survey was completed by 457 workers. Self-efficacy tended to increase from Precontemplation to Action, did not change from Action to Maintenance, and then increase from Maintenance to Termination. Pros tended to increase and cons decrease only from Precontemplation to Action. A follow-up survey was completed by 331 workers. More preparers (25.4%) moved to Action compared to precontemplator (3.8%) and contemplators (6.5%). Relapse rates were lower among those in Termination (17.0%) than those in Action (43.8%) and Maintenance (38.1%). These results partially supported the validity.
ISSN:1359-1053
1461-7277
DOI:10.1177/1359105312437262