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The Effects of Exercise Advertising on Self-efficacy and Decisional Balance

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Authors: Berry, Tanya R.1; Howe, Bruce L.2

Source: American Journal of Health Behavior, Volume 29, Number 2, March 2005, pp. 117-126(10)

Publisher: PNG Publications

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.29.2.3

Objectives: To investigate the effects of exercise advertising on self-efficacy and decisional balance for changing exercise behavior. Methods: One hundred seventy-four university students (females = 108; males = 66) watched a video that contained health, appearance, or control advertising and completed stage of change, exercise self-efficacy, and decisional balance questionnaires. Results: There was a significant condition by gender interaction indicating that men in the appearance condition had lower self-efficacy than did females. Health promotion advertising did not have any effect. Conclusions: This study provides evidence that the message in appearance-based advertising that men should be muscular may be detrimental.
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Keywords: advertising; decisional balance; exercise; self-efficacy

Document Type: Research Article

Affiliations: 1: Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo, Ontario, Canada 2: School of Physical Education, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada

Publication date: March 1, 2005

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