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Self‐Efficacy, Perceptions of Success, and Intrinsic Motivation for Exercise 1
Author(s) -
McAuley Edward,
Wraith Susan,
Duncan Terry E.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1559-1816
pISSN - 0021-9029
DOI - 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1991.tb00493.x
Subject(s) - psychology , variance (accounting) , causality (physics) , cognition , perception , self efficacy , multivariate analysis of variance , multivariate statistics , intrinsic motivation , social psychology , explained variation , social cognitive theory , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , statistics , physics , mathematics , accounting , quantum mechanics , neuroscience , machine learning , computer science , business
A number of investigators have attempted to identify the determinants of continued participation in exercise regimens. Within a social cognitive framework, the present study examined the relationships among self‐efficacy cognitions, perceptions of success, and multidimensional intrinsic motivation in the exercise domain. Multivariate analyses of variance indicated that highly efficacious individuals were more intrinsically motivated toward aerobic dance than were their less efficacious counterparts. However, multiple regression analyses revealed both perceptions of success and self‐efficacy to account for significant variance in intrinsic motivation at both the composite and dimensional levels. Moreover, perceptions of success were considerably stronger predictors than were efficacy cognitions. The results are discussed in terms of the need for multiple measures of perceived success, the employment of longitudinal designs to determine the direction of causality among these variables, and possible implications for adherence issues.