a School of Psychology , University of Sydney , Sydney , Australia .
Psychol Health Med. 2013;18(5):522-42. doi: 10.1080/13548506.2012.749354. Epub 2013 Jan 16.
An appropriate theoretical framework may be useful for guiding the development of physical activity interventions. This review investigates the effectiveness of the protection motivation theory (PMT), a model based on the cognitive mediation processes of behavioral change, in the prediction and promotion of physical activity participation. A literature search was conducted using the databases MEDLINE, PsycINFO, PubMed, and Web of Science, and a manual search was conducted on relevant reference lists. Studies were included if they tested or applied the PMT, measured physical activity, and sampled from healthy populations. A total of 20 studies were reviewed, grouped into four design categories: prediction, stage discrimination, experimental manipulation, and intervention. The results indicated that the PMT's coping appraisal construct of self-efficacy generally appears to be the most effective in predicting and promoting physical activity participation. In conclusion, the PMT shows some promise, however, there are still substantial gaps in the evidence.
一个合适的理论框架可能有助于指导身体活动干预措施的发展。本综述调查了保护动机理论（PMT）的有效性，该理论基于行为改变的认知中介过程，用于预测和促进身体活动参与。使用 MEDLINE、PsycINFO、PubMed 和 Web of Science 数据库进行文献检索，并对相关参考文献进行了手动检索。如果研究测试或应用了 PMT，测量了身体活动，并从健康人群中抽样，则将其纳入研究范围。共审查了 20 项研究，分为四类设计：预测、阶段鉴别、实验操作和干预。结果表明，PMT 的应对评估自我效能感构念通常是预测和促进身体活动参与最有效的。总之，PMT 显示出一些希望，但是证据仍然存在很大差距。
