Effects of different combinations of intensity categories on self-reported exercise

Kerry S. Courneya, Lee W. Jones, Ryan E. Rhodes, Chris M. Blanchard

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Self-reports of exercise are used extensively in behavioral, social psychological, and epidemiological research (Ainsworth, Montoye, and Leon, 1994; Caspersen, 1997). Schwarz (1999) noted that many characteristics strongly influence self-reports of behavior, including question wording, format, and context. Of particular interest in the present study is the possible effect of providing different combinations of intensity categories (i.e., light/mild, moderate, and vigorous/strenuous) on self-reported exercise. A review of the exercise measurement literature indicates that researcher-developed and published questionnaires have varied in the number of exercise intensity categories they present to respondents. For example, researcher-developed questionnaires have often used only one category of exercise intensity, such as moderate (e.g., Miller, Trost, and Brown, 2002; Wallace, Buckworth, Kirby, and Sherman, 2000) or vigorous (e.g., Owen, Sedgwick, and Davies, 1988; Washburn, Goldfield, Smith, and McKinlay, 1990). Conversely, published questionnaires have typically used multiple intensity categories, such as moderate and vigorous/strenuous (e.g., Blair et al., 1985; Heath, Pate, and Pratt, 1993) or light/mild, moderate, and vigorous/strenuous (e.g., Baecke, Burema, and Frijters 1982; Godin and Shephard, 1985; Myers, Bader, Madhavan, and Froelicher, 2001). It is unknown, however, if providing different combinations of exercise intensity categories has any effect on the amount of exercise reported in a given intensity category or in total.

Langue d'origineEnglish
Pages (de-à)429-433
Nombre de pages5
JournalResearch Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
Volume75
Numéro de publication4
DOI
Statut de publicationPublished - déc. 2004
Publié à l'externeOui

Note bibliographique

Funding Information:
The first author was supported by an InvestigatorAward from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and a Research Team Grant from the National Cancer Institute ofCanada (NCIC) ,with funds from the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) and the CCSjNCIC Sociobehavioral Cancer Research Network. The third author is supported by a ScholarAward from the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research, with funds from Canada's Foundation for Innovation and the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research. Please address all correspondence concerning this article to Kerry S. Courneya, Faculty of Physical Education, University ofAlberta, E-424 Van Vliet Center, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2H9.

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  • Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
  • Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
  • Nephrology

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Courneya, K. S., Jones, L. W., Rhodes, R. E., & Blanchard, C. M. (2004). Effects of different combinations of intensity categories on self-reported exercise. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 75(4), 429-433. https://doi.org/10.1080/02701367.2004.10609176