Rhodes Ryan E, Blanchard Chris M, Courneya Kerry S, Plotnikoff Ronald C
University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Health Educ Behav. 2009 Apr;36(2):381-93. doi: 10.1177/1090198107308376. Epub 2007 Dec 12.
Walking is the most common type of physical activity (PA) and the likely target of efforts to increase PA. No studies, however, have identified the belief-level correlates for walking using the theory of planned behavior. This study elicits salient beliefs about walking and evaluates beliefs that may be most important for walking-promotion campaigns. A random sample of 55 Canadian adults participated in the elicitation study, and the validation study includes 358 participants who completed measures of demographics, beliefs from the elicitation study, and self-reported walking behavior. Belief-behavior relationships show that almost all behavioral expectancies are correlates of intention and behavior, but normative and control expectancies are more select correlates. But when belief-behavior relations are evaluated by participants meeting PA recommendations, only beliefs about feeling good, appearance, stress relief, and time are significant. Public health efforts to promote walking should focus on making time for regular walking and the affective advantages that walking can provide.
步行是最常见的身体活动类型，也是增加身体活动量努力的可能目标。然而，尚无研究运用计划行为理论确定与步行相关的信念层面因素。本研究引出了关于步行的显著信念，并评估了那些对步行推广活动可能最为重要的信念。55名加拿大成年人的随机样本参与了引出研究，验证研究包括358名参与者，他们完成了人口统计学测量、引出研究中的信念测量以及自我报告的步行行为测量。信念与行为的关系表明，几乎所有行为预期都是意图和行为的相关因素，但规范预期和控制预期的相关因素更具选择性。但是，当根据达到身体活动建议的参与者来评估信念与行为的关系时，只有关于感觉良好、外表、缓解压力和时间的信念是显著的。促进步行的公共卫生努力应侧重于为定期步行腾出时间以及步行所能带来的情感益处。
