Physical Activity Enjoyment and Self-Efficacy As Predictors of Cancer Patients' Physical Activity Level

Frontiers in Psychology

Nadine Ungar¹ 

关键词: physical activity enjoyment;    self-efficacy;    physical activity;    cancer;    affective factors;    cognitive factors;    intervention;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00898

学科分类：心理学（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Background: Physical activity (PA) can support cancer patients during medical treatment by reducing side-effects and increasing quality of life. However, PA levels mostly decline after diagnosis. Which factors can explain if patients are able to remain or even increase their PA level? Self-efficacy is an important cognitive factor that has been linked to cancer patients' PA across many studies. In contrast, affective factors such as PA enjoyment have rarely been examined. We compare the influence of self-efficacy and PA enjoyment on cancer patients' PA levels after completion of an exercise or stress-management intervention.

【 授权许可】

CC BY