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Evaluating the ParticipACTION "Think Again" Campaign
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Gainforth, Heather L.; Jarvis, Jocelyn W.; Berry, Tanya R.; Chulak-Bozzer, Tala; Deshpande, Sameer; Faulkner, Guy; Rhodes, Ryan E.; Spence, John C.; Tremblay, Mark S.; Latimer-Cheung, Amy E. – Health Education & Behavior, 2016
Introduction: ParticipACTION's 2011 "Think Again" campaign aimed to draw parents', and specifically mothers', attention to the amount of physical activity (PA) their children do relative to the national guidelines (physical activity guidelines [PAG]). Purpose: To evaluate ParticipACTION's "Think Again" campaign in the context…
Descriptors: Health Programs, Physical Activity Level, Program Evaluation, Parents
Automatic and Motivational Correlates of Physical Activity: Does Intensity Moderate the Relationship?
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Rhodes, Ryan E.; de Bruijn, Gert-Jan – Behavioral Medicine, 2010
The purpose of this study was to examine the predictive capability of a habit construct, controlling for intention and perceived behavioral control, with moderate and strenuous intensity physical activity. This approach was expanded through an examination of whether conscious deliberation in the initiation of physical activity would attenuate…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Intention
Understanding Adherence to 5 Servings of Fruits and Vegetables per Day: A Theory of Planned Behavior Perspective
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Blanchard, Chris M.; Fisher, Janet; Sparling, Phillip B.; Shanks, Tiffany Hunt; Nehl, Eric; Rhodes, Ryan E.; Courneya, Kerry S.; Baker, Frank – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2009
Objective: The primary purpose of the present study was to examine the utility of the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) in explaining the 5-A-Day intentions and behavior of college students. A secondary purpose was to determine whether any of the TPB relationships were moderated by gender or ethnicity. Design: A prospective design that asked…
Descriptors: College Students, Ethnicity, Eating Habits, Compliance (Psychology)
Does Physical Activity Intensity Moderate Social Cognition and Behavior Relationships?
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Scott, Felicity; Rhodes, Ryan E.; Downs, Danielle Symons – Journal of American College Health, 2009
Objective: Public health messaging about physical activity (PA) sometimes combines moderate and vigorous intensity, but the variance/invariance of the motives for PA by intensity has received scant attention. Thus, the purpose of this study was to examine the beliefs and motivations associated with regular moderate- and vigorous-intensity PA in a…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Public Health, Social Cognition
Understanding Nonsmoking in African American and Caucasian College Students: An Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior
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Nehl, Eric J.; Blanchard, Chris M.; Peng, Chao-Ying J.; Rhodes, Ryan E.; Kupperman, Janet; Sparling, Phillip B.; Courneya, Kerry; Baker, Frank – Behavioral Medicine, 2009
Few studies have considered whether psychological determinants of nonsmoking among college students vary by ethnicity. The authors tested the theory of planned behavior (TPB) to explain differences in nonsmoking intentions of 238 African American and 197 Caucasian college students who completed an in-class TPB questionnaire and a smoking…
Descriptors: African American Students, College Students, Ethnicity, Smoking
Ethnicity as a Moderator of the Theory of Planned Behavior and Physical Activity in College Students
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Blanchard, Chris M.; Kupperman, Janet; Sparling, Phil; Nehl, Eric; Rhodes, Ryan E.; Courneya, Kerry S.; Baker, Frank; Hunt, Tiffany – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2007
Most college students do not meet physical activity (PA) guidelines, and ethnic disparities exist. The present study examined the utility of the theory of planned behavior (TPB) in explaining PA intentions and behavior in black and white college students and whether any TPB relationships were moderated by ethnicity. Black (n = 170) and white (n =…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, College Students, Ethnicity, Physical Activity Level
Beyond Scale Correspondence: A Comparison of Continuous Open Scaling and Fixed Graded Scaling when Using Social Cognitive Constructs in the Exercise Domain
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Rhodes, Ryan E.; Matheson, Deborah H.; Blanchard, Chris M. – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2006
The standard response format for self-reported exercise-behavior measurement is the continuous open scale, but popular social cognitive theories use fixed graded scales, a noncorrespondent format. Benefits of using continuous open scales for social cognitive constructs include scale correspondence with the behavior measure, the potential of…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Scaling, Social Cognition