Body Weight and Perceived Social Pressure to Exercise at a Health Club

作者：Miller Wayne C^*; Miller Todd A

来源：American Journal of Health Behavior, 2009, 33(5): 494-503.

DOI：10.5993/ajhb.33.5.2

• subjective norm
• social expectations
• exercise participation
• exercise expectations
• exercise behavior

Objective: To determine the social pressure overweight (OW, n=1183) and normal-weight (NW, n=550) adults perceive regarding health club exercise. Methods: A 12-item survey, based on the theory of reasoned action and theory of planned behavior, measured subjective norm toward exercising at a health club 30 min, twice a week, for the next month. Results: OW feel more social pressure to exercise at a club than do NW, but motivation to comply is the same between groups. Conclusions: Exercise interventions for OW should capitalize on individual perceived social pressures to exercise by designing strategies to increase motivation to comply with these pressures.

• 出版日期2009-10