Ethnicity and the Theory of Planned Behavior in the Exercise Domain

Chris M. Blanchard; Ryan E. Rhodes; Eric Nehl; Janet Fisher; Philip Sparling; Kerry S. Courneya

doi:10.5993/AJHB.27.6.1

Ethnicity and the Theory of Planned Behavior in the Exercise Domain

Chris M. Blanchard, Ryan E. Rhodes, Eric Nehl, Janet Fisher, Philip Sparling, Kerry S. Courneya

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Objective: To examine the moderating influence of ethnicity on the theory of planned behavior (TPB) in the exercise domain and to generate common and ethnic-specific underlying accessible beliefs. Methods: 90 Caucasian and 94 African American undergraduate students completed a TPB questionnaire. Results: Multilevel modeling analyses indicated that ethnicity and gender interacted by moderating the relationships between exercise intention and effective (β=-0.44) and instrumental (βeta=0.39) attitudes. Furthermore, common and ethnic-specific underlying accessible beliefs were identified. Conclusion: When exercise interventions are developed, ethnicity and gender may need to be considered when dealing with affective and instrumental attitudes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	579-591
Number of pages	13
Journal	American Journal of Health Behavior
Volume	27
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.27.6.1
Publication status	Published - 2003
Externally published	Yes

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