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Moore, E. Whitney G.; Fry, Mary D. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2017
Individuals experiencing a highly caring, task-involving, and low ego-involving exercise climate have reported greater ownership in exercise class and empowerment to exercise in general. Purpose: This study examined the relationship between ownership and empowerment in exercise, with 2 context-specific outcomes, satisfaction with physical…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Attitudes, Physical Education, Student Empowerment
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Moore, E. Whitney G.; Fry, Mary D. – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2014
This study's purpose was to examine the psychometric properties of two new scales developed to quantitatively measure participants' ownership in exercise classes and empowerment, with respect to exercise. These two outcome measures will compliment Achievement Goal Perspective Theory (AGPT) grounded research to better understand participants'…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Measurement Techniques, Exercise, Student Participation
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Brown, Theresa C.; Fry, Mary D.; Little, Todd D. – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2013
Given the potential benefits of understanding how climate may influence individuals' motivational outcomes, there exists a need for instrumentation measuring exercise setting climates. The purpose of this study was to validate further the psychometric properties of the Perceived Motivational Climate in Exercise Questionnaire (Huddleston, Fry &…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Student Motivation, Questionnaires, Psychometrics
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Hellsten, Laurie-ann M.; Rogers, W. Todd – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2009
The purpose of this study was to collect preliminary validity evidence for a time management scale for exercise. An initial pool of 91 items was developed from existing literature. Ten exercise/health psychologists evaluated each of the items in terms of relevance and representativeness. Forty-nine items met all criteria. Exploratory factor…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Time Management, Measures (Individuals), Factor Analysis
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Brown, Seth A. – American Journal of Health Behavior, 2005
Objectives: To evaluate the psychometric properties and relationship to physical activity levels of the Exercise Benefits/Barriers Scale (EBBS) among college students. Methods: A total of 398 college students completed the EBBS and a measure of self-efficacy, the Physical Exercise Self-Efficacy Scale. In addition, a subsample of 275 students also…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Psychometrics, College Students, Self Efficacy
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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
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2016
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2016, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 30 of April to 2 of May, 2016. Psychology, nowadays, offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology