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Beliefs of blue-collar workers: stage of readiness for exercise
Carolyn L Blue1, David R Black, Karen Conrad
1School of Nursing, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2069, USA. blue@nursing.purdue.edu
Objective:
To address a theoretical debate regarding contributions of self-efficacy and the theory of planned behavior (TPB) in explaining the amount of variance in stage of readiness to exercise among blue-collar workers.
Method:
A validated questionnaire was used for assessment.
Results:
LISREL indicated that self-efficacy had the most influence on stage and TPB constructs were subjugated to self-efficacy. Univariate analyses indicated that self-efficacy and TPB variables are important for intervention.
Conclusions:
Self-efficacy plays a major role in explaining exercise stage among high-risk blue-collar workers, and self-efficacy and TPB constructs are important to consider in designing interventions.