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Ethnicity and the Theory of Planned Behavior in the Exercise Domain

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Objective: To examine the moderating influence of ethnicity on the theory of planned behavior (TPB) in the exercise domain and to generate common and ethnic-specific underlying accessible beliefs. Methods: 90 Caucasian and 94 African American undergraduate students completed a TPB questionnaire. Results: Multilevel modeling analyses indicated that ethnicity and gender interacted by moderating the relationships between exercise intention and effective β=-0.44) and instrumental βeta=0.39) attitudes. Furthermore, common and ethnic-specific underlying accessible beliefs were identified. Conclusion: When exercise interventions are developed, ethnicity and gender may need to be considered when dealing with affective and instrumental attitudes.

Keywords: ethnicity; exercise; theory of planned behavior

Document Type: Research Article

Affiliations: 1: University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 2: School of Physical Education, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada. 3: Behavioral Research Center, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA. 4: Health and Physical Education, School of Education, Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA. 5: School of Applied Physiology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA. 6: University of Alberta, Faculty of Physical Education, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Publication date: 01 November 2003

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