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The Role of Triggers in Physical Activity among College Students: An Extended Model of the Theory of Planned Behavior
1School of Physical Education, Changchun Normal University, Changchun 130032, China.
Objective:
This study aims to extend the Theory of Planned Behavior with Triggers (TPBT) to improve the prediction of physical activity (PA) behavior using the TPB model.
Methods:
Questionnaires, including the TPB scale, PA rating scale (PARS-3), and triggers scale, were administered to 596 Chinese college students, and the data were analyzed using SPSS 23.0 and AMOS 24.0.
Results:
Subjective norm (SN), attitude (AT), and perceived behavioral control (PBC) all significantly and positively affected behavioral intention (BI). The path coefficient of PA behavior was significantly influenced by the interaction term of three types of triggers and BI, and the TPB with Triggers (TPBT) model improved the explanation rate of PA behavior.
Conclusion:
Triggers have a moderating effect on the relationship between BI and PA behavior, and the TPBT model better explains college students' PA behavior. Among the three dimensions of triggers, people are more receptive to facilitator and signal triggers than spark triggers. This has practical implications for practitioners designing interventions to promote PA among college students.
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