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dc.contributor.authorThøgersen-Ntoumani, Cecilie
dc.contributor.authorCumming, J.
dc.contributor.authorNtoumanis, Nikos
dc.contributor.authorNikitaras, N.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T14:56:02Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T14:56:02Z
dc.date.created2015-07-16T06:21:53Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.citationThøgersen-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.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/41871
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/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.publisherElsevier BV
dc.titleExercise imagery and its correlates in older adults
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume13
dcterms.source.startPage19
dcterms.source.endPage25
dcterms.source.issn1469-0292
dcterms.source.titlePsychology of Sport and Exercise
curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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