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Association Of Exercise Identity With Measures Of Exercise Commitment, Dean F. Anderson, Charles M. Cychosz, Warren D. Franke
Association Of Exercise Identity With Measures Of Exercise Commitment, Dean F. Anderson, Charles M. Cychosz, Warren D. Franke
Warren D Franke
Role-identities are integral parts of the concept of self. Sociological traditions suggest that they serve to give meaning and importance to past behavior as well as providing direction for future behavior. This investigation examined the relationship of Exercise Identity with: age of subject, three measures of exercise commitment, and three physiological indicators of fitness. Data were collected from 448 of the 531 (84%) law enforcement personnel of a state department of public safety during annual physical exams at the university fitness clinic. Ninety-eight percent of the subjects self-identified as Caucasian and 96% were male (mean age = 39, range 21-63). …