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  • The effect of a mail-mediated intervention on exercise behavior

    Creator:
    Levy, Susan S.
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    Self-determination theory suggests that social contexts that promote a sense of autonomy, competence, and relatedness will increase internalization of behavioral regulation and lead to more self-determined forms of motivation, the prototype of which is intrinsic motivation. A positive relationship between internalization of exercise behavior regulation and actual levels of exercise...
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    -Mediated Intervention on Exercise Behavior Abstract approved: Vicki Ebbeck Sell-determination theory

  • Life course perspective : a journey of participation in physical activity

    Creator:
    Li, Kin-Kit
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    A life course perspective provide a meta-theoretical framework to understand human development. This perspective is characterized by studying the changing lives within the changing environment (George, 2004). Building upon the literature in the psychosocial paradigm and ecological models, Manuscript 1 discusses the uniqueness and the practical importance of a life...
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    DISSERTATION OF Kin-Kit Li for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Exercise and Sport Science

  • Posttraumatic Growth, the Physically Active Body, and Self-Compassion

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    Mitchell, Erin E.
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    Individuals who have been traumatized have the opportunity to experience posttraumatic growth, conceptualized as positive changes that result from navigating highly challenging life circumstances (Tedeschi & Calhoun, 2004). The current model of posttraumatic growth (Calhoun, Cann, & Tedeschi, 2010) is based solely on cognitive-emotional processing yet by examining the role...
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    E. Mitchell for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Exercise and Sport Science presented on June

  • Experiences among women with shame and self-compassion in cardio-based exercise classes

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    Rogers, Kim
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    Shame is a debilitating inner experience elicited by the negative self-appraisal of one's entire self, and is characterized by a deep-seated sense of being flawed, defective, and therefore unworthy of acceptance and belonging (Brown, 2006). Although significant research has explored self-conscious emotions, including shame, little has been done to examine...
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    Cardio-Based Exercise Classes AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Kim Rogers for the

  • Barriers to exercise: Kuwaiti individuals with and without physical disabilities

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    Arab, Maryam
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    The purpose of this study was to investigate the stages of exercise change, the levels of physical activity, and barriers to exercise among Kuwaiti individuals with and without disabilities. This study was conducted on 100 participants (50 males and 50 females) aged from 18 to 55 years. Stage of exercise...
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    degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Exercise and Sports Science presented on November 21, 2006 Title

  • Weight stigma consciousness and perceived physical appearance : their key precursors and relationship to health behaviors

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    Concepcion, Rebecca Yahnke
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    The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships between weight stigma consciousness, perceived body appearance, social physique anxiety, and the health outcomes of physical activity levels and eating behaviors. Select precursors were also examined. These relationships were based on Harter's model of self-worth. Two-hundred fifteen adults with a...
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    presume that they will experience the psychological benefits of exercise, that of less depression and

  • The role exercise may play in how survivors of domestic violence feel and view themselves

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    Concepcion, Rebecca Yahnke
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    The National Women's Health Information Center reports that domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to American women and that nearly one-third of American women have been physically assaulted by their significant other at some point in their lives. These women often experience depression, low self-esteem, anxiety, posttraumatic stress...
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    other psychological concerns. It is now generally accepted that exercise has mental health benefits

  • Understanding health behavior influences of undergraduate students during college transition

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    Hart, Kerry A.
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    As college students transition to life away from their parental home, the need to make independent decisions regarding their eating and exercise behaviors is evident. This life transition may be a critical period for establishment of long term behavior patterns with potential impact on health, disease and weight balance. This...
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    to make independent decisions regarding their eating and exercise behaviors is evident. This life

  • Reduced intraabdominal fat after lower-dose treadmill training in growing female rats

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    David, Lynne Catherine
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    The presence of an increased accumulation of intraabdominal fat (IAF) has been linked to dyslipidemia, hyperinsulinemia, and hyperglycemia, which precede the development of type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease (CAD). It has been shown that IAF begins depostition during childhood. Human studies suggest that regular endurance exercise, that does...
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    studies suggest that regular endurance exercise, that does not necessessarily produce an increase in

  • Exploring intimate violence typologies for women and men : implications for research and practice

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    George, Roxanne G.
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    Typologies of intimate violence are part of an emerging paradigm towards a multifaceted, multi-theoretical approach to understanding the causes and effects of intimate violence. For this new paradigm to be implemented into research and practice, there are several gaps in the knowledge base that must be addressed. In particular, there...
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    Psychological Harm ................................................. 39 BackgroundVariables