ArticleHealth psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association2019
Self-efficacy, beliefs, and goals: Moderation of declining physical activity during adolescence.
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- From active play to sedentary lifestyles: understanding the decline in physical activity from childhood through adolescence-a systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Change in general and domain-specific physical activity during the transition from primary to secondary education: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
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- Mutual associations between self-efficacy and physical fitness in Spanish adolescents: The EHDLA study.Pediatric investigation · 2026Article
- Physical exercise and adolescent negative emotions: indirect associations via stress perception and emotional sensitivity.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Examining variations in perceived barriers and self-efficacy for physical activity among adults in underserved communities.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2026Article
- Sex Differences in Resistance Training Participation and Beliefs Among Adolescent Athletes: An Exploratory Cross-Sectional Study.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The mediating role of self-efficacy in the relationship of obesity and physical activity among adult females.Medicine · 2025Article
- Determinants of Health-Promoting Behaviors Among Indonesian Adolescents Living in Child Welfare Institutions: Cross-Sectional Survey Study.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2025Article
- The effect of an educational intervention on physical activity of adolescent girls: a quasi-experimental study.Cardiovascular endocrinology & metabolism · 2025Article
- The Perception of Effort as a Basis for Improving Physical Efficacy and Efficiency in Italian Military School Students.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The relationship between gender identity and depressive symptoms in adolescents: a moderated mediation model of self-efficacy and family functioning.BMC public health · 2025Article
- The moderating effect of maternal modeling on age-related decline in children's physical activity.Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43) · 2025Article
- The paradox of progress: structured football, self-efficacy, and the Dunning-Kruger effect - a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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- Identifying data gaps in early childhood physical activity evidence.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Review
- Classroom-Based Physical Activity as a Means to Improve Self-Efficacy and Academic Achievement among Normal-Weight and Overweight Youth.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Physical Activity, Sleep, and Demographic Patterns in Alaska Native Children and Youth Living in Anaktuvuk Pass.Youth (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The effects of adapted physical education sessions on the empathy of female students with overweight.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Physical activity maintenance and increase in Chinese children and adolescents: the role of intrinsic motivation and parental support.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine whether the decline in physical activity observed from childhood through adolescence is explained by moderating effects of self-efficacy on concurrent changes in children's goals and beliefs about their physical activity environments.
methodLatent growth modeling was used in longitudinal tests in a cohort of 79 boys and 108 girls assessed in 5th, 6th, 7th, 9th, and 11th grades.
resultsPhysical activity measured objectively by an accelerometer declined most in students who had bigger declines in self-efficacy and (1) maintained higher perceptions of barriers to physical activity, (2) had bigger declines in enjoyment and fitness goals, or (3) had smaller declines in appearance and social goals.
conclusionsTrials of physical activity interventions based on social-cognitive theory should consider that the influence of changing goals on physical activity may differ according to whether students maintain high efficacy beliefs about overcoming barriers to physical activity coincident with perceptions of their physical activity environment. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).
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