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A Pre-Registered Multi-Replication Examination Of The Independent And Interdependent Effects Of Big Five Traits And Facets In Predicting Physical Activity Via A Cybernetic Framework, Phuong Vo
Wayne State University Dissertations
Personality traits are important and reliable predictors of health outcomes and health-related behaviors, yet examining only main effects does not allow an examination of possible synergistic effects of traits (and their related lower-order facets) on health behaviors (Hampson & Friedman, 2008). Guided by Cybernetic Big Five Theory (CB5T; DeYoung, 2015), the present study examined three samples of U.S. adults recruited through Amazon Mechanical Turk (total N = 2879) to test main and moderated effects of broad Big Five traits and trait facets on physical activity while accounting relevant background factors such as age, sex, education, income, body mass index, health …
African-American Collegiate Women's Perception And Participation In Physical Activity, Lauren Courtney Scott
African-American Collegiate Women's Perception And Participation In Physical Activity, Lauren Courtney Scott
Wayne State University Dissertations
ABSTRACT
AA COLLEGE WOMEN’’S PERCEPTION AND
PARTICIPATION IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
by
LAUREN SCOTT
March 2018
Advisor: Dr. Bo Shen
Major: Kinesiology
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy
Overview: In the United States, adult engagement in physical inactivity has decreased since the implementation of the 2008 PA guidelines. In 2013, only 20% of Americans met the PA recommendations. In 2014, research showed that 23% of adults did not engage in any leisure PA in the United States (U.S Department of Health and Human Services, 2016). In general, females were found to be less active than males from youth through adulthood (Matthews et al, …
Effects Of Work Physical Activity Culture And Basic Needs On Physical Activity Outcomes, Erica Marie Thomas
Effects Of Work Physical Activity Culture And Basic Needs On Physical Activity Outcomes, Erica Marie Thomas
Wayne State University Dissertations
Background: Physical activity (PA) levels of adults are low, and workplaces have been identified as an ideal place to promote PA. Participation in workplace programs continues to be low. Self Determination Theory (SDT) has been used to guide both PA and workplace research, but not both together. Culture has been linked to workplace behaviors, but not PA behavior. The purpose of this study was to test SDT and examine if employee perceptions of the workplace PA culture have statistically significant effects on PA behavior and PA attitudes, as mediated by the three basic psychological needs. Methods: Both salaried (N= 237) …