Exercise imagery and its correlates in older adults
dc.contributor.author | Thøgersen-Ntoumani, Cecilie | |
dc.contributor.author | Cumming, J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Ntoumanis, Nikos | |
dc.contributor.author | Nikitaras, N. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-01-30T14:56:02Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-01-30T14:56:02Z | |
dc.date.created | 2015-07-16T06:21:53Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C. and Cumming, J. and Ntoumanis, N. and Nikitaras, N. 2012. Exercise imagery and its correlates in older adults. Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 13 (1): pp. 19-25. | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/41871 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.psychsport.2011.08.002 | |
dc.description.abstract |
Objectives: The purpose of the present study was to test a structural model examining the interrelationships between exercise imagery, self-reported exercise behaviour and well-being in older adults. Design: Cross-sectional survey. Method: Participants were 499 older Greek adults (50.10% males) aged between 51 and 84 years (M age = 57.31; SD = 5.52) who completed questionnaires measuring exercise imagery use, exercise behaviour, subjective vitality, and physical self-worth. The relationship between these variables was tested with a structural model based on the applied model of imagery use for exercise ( Munroe-Chandler & Gammage, 2005). Results: Energy imagery positively predicted exercise behaviour and subjective vitality, and appearance and technique imagery positively predicted physical self-worth. Conclusions: These results indicate older adults engage in different types of imagery to motivate themselves to exercise and improve their well-being, thus implying that the content of imagery interventions should be specifically tailored to the outcomes older adults wish to realise for interventions to be effective. | |
dc.publisher | Elsevier BV | |
dc.title | Exercise imagery and its correlates in older adults | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
dcterms.source.volume | 13 | |
dcterms.source.startPage | 19 | |
dcterms.source.endPage | 25 | |
dcterms.source.issn | 1469-0292 | |
dcterms.source.title | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | |
curtin.accessStatus | Open access |