EXERCISE GOAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND ITS EFFECTS ON SHORT-TERM EXERCISE

• TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT…………………………………………………………………………………. 1. 1.

Chapter ONE

INTRODUCTION

• - INTRODUCTION……………………………...........................................  1  
• 1.1- PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVELS……………….………………………………...... 1  
• 1.2- PHYSICAL INACTIVITY HEALTH RISKS…………………………………….....  1    
• 1.3- INCREASING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY RATES…………………………………… 2  
• 1.4- HEALTH BENEFITS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY…….…………………………... 3  
• 1.5- MENTAL BENEFITS…………………………….………………………………......  3  
• 1.6- OBESITY……………………………………………………………………………..  4  
• 1.7- CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND RECOVERY……………....................  4  
• 1.8- GOAL SETTING………………………………………….………………………….  5  
• 1.9- GOAL SETTING AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY……………………….…..............  6  
• 1.10- GOAL ATTAINMENT PRINCIPLES…………………………………………......  7  
• 1.11- SELF-DETERMINATION THEORY ……………………….…………………….  8  
• 1.12- MANIPULATING ACKNOWLEDGMENT……………………………………....  8  
• 1.13- EXERCISE GOALS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT………………………………  9  
• 1.14- THE GOAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT PARADIGM……………………………….  10  
• 1.15- THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR……………………………………………  12  
• 1.16- HYPOTHESES…….…………………………….………………………………….  13 2.

Chapter TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW

• - METHOD………………………………....................................................  16  
• 2.1- PARTICIPANTS ………….…..…………………………………………………......  16  
• 2.2- PROCEDURE…………………………………..…………………………………....  16  
• 2.3- MEASURES………………………………..………………………………………...  19  
• 2.4- ANALYSIS…………………………………………….………………….................  23 3.

Chapter THREE

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

• - RESULTS…………………………………………………………………  25  
• 3.1- PARTICIPANT CHARACTERISTICS……………………………………………..  25  
• 3.2- TESTS OF NORMALITY…………………………………………………………...  25  
• 3.3- MAJOR ANOVA ANALYSES……………………………………………………..  27  
• 3.4- CORRELATION ANALYSES……………………………………………………...  30 4.

Chapter FOUR

DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS

• - DISCUSSION…………………………………………………………….  32  
• 4.1- CONCLUSION………………………………………………………………………42     REFERENCES………………………………….………………………………...................  44 APPENDIX A: GOALS SHEET…………………………………………………….............  51 APPENDIX B: BORG’S RATINGS OF PERCEIVED EXERTION (RPE) SCALE………  52APPENDIX C: SUBSET OF INTRINSIC MOTIVATION INVENTORY (IMI)………….   53 APPENDIX D: REJECTION SENSITIVITY…………….………………………………… 54  APPENDIX E: EXERCISE-SPECIFIC SELF-EFFICACY………….……………………..56  APPENDIX F: EXERCISE-SPECIFIC SOCIAL SUPPORT………………………............ 57  APPENDIX G: TABLES……………………………………………………………............  58 APPENDIX H: FIGURES…………………………………………………………………..  61