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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2010 Jan-Feb;34(1):60-9.
doi: 10.5993/ajhb.34.1.8.

Effect of a web site intervention on physical activity of college females

Danielle D Wadsworth  1 , Jeffrey S Hallam
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Effect of a web site intervention on physical activity of college females

Danielle D Wadsworth et al. Am J Health Behav. 2010 Jan-Feb.

Abstract

Objectives: To evaluate the effects of a social cognitive theory (SCT) Web site intervention on college female physical activity and to determine if SCT variables mediated physical activity.

Methods: Ninety-one sedentary volunteers (intervention n = 45; control n = 46) completed questionnaires measuring self-regulation, outcome expectancy value, self-efficacy, and physical activity at baseline, 6 weeks, and 6 months.

Results: The intervention increased days of moderate physical activity at 6 weeks, and self-regulation mediated this effect. The effect was not sustained at 6 months.

Conclusion: E-communications is an effective method to acutely increase self-regulation skills and moderate physical activity.

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