EXERCISE GOAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND ITS EFFECTS ON SHORT-TERM EXERCISE

• <p> TABLE OF CONTENTS&nbsp;</p><p>ABSTRACT…………………………………………………………………………………. 1.&nbsp;</p><p>1.

Chapter ONE

INTRODUCTION

• - INTRODUCTION……………………………...........................................&nbsp; 1&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;
• 1.1- PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVELS……………….………………………………...... 1&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;
• 1.2- PHYSICAL INACTIVITY HEALTH RISKS…………………………………….....&nbsp; 1&nbsp; &nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;
• 1.3- INCREASING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY RATES……………………………………&nbsp;2&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;
• 1.4- HEALTH BENEFITS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY…….…………………………... 3&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;
• 1.5- MENTAL BENEFITS…………………………….………………………………......&nbsp; 3&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;
• 1.6- OBESITY……………………………………………………………………………..&nbsp; 4&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;
• 1.7- CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND RECOVERY……………....................&nbsp; 4&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;
• 1.8- GOAL SETTING………………………………………….………………………….&nbsp; 5&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;
• 1.9- GOAL SETTING AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY……………………….…..............&nbsp; 6&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;
• 1.10- GOAL ATTAINMENT PRINCIPLES…………………………………………......&nbsp; 7&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;
• 1.11- SELF-DETERMINATION THEORY ……………………….…………………….&nbsp; 8&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;
• 1.12- MANIPULATING ACKNOWLEDGMENT……………………………………....&nbsp; 8&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;
• 1.13- EXERCISE GOALS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT………………………………&nbsp; 9&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;
• 1.14- THE GOAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT PARADIGM……………………………….&nbsp; 10&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;
• 1.15- THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR……………………………………………&nbsp; 12&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;
• 1.16- HYPOTHESES…….…………………………….………………………………….&nbsp; 13&nbsp;</p><p>2.

Chapter TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW

• - METHOD………………………………....................................................&nbsp; 16&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;
• 2.1- PARTICIPANTS ………….…..…………………………………………………......&nbsp; 16&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;
• 2.2- PROCEDURE…………………………………..…………………………………....&nbsp; 16&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;
• 2.3- MEASURES………………………………..………………………………………...&nbsp; 19&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;
• 2.4- ANALYSIS…………………………………………….………………….................&nbsp; 23&nbsp;</p><p>3.

Chapter THREE

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

• - RESULTS…………………………………………………………………&nbsp; 25&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;
• 3.1- PARTICIPANT CHARACTERISTICS……………………………………………..&nbsp; 25&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;
• 3.2- TESTS OF NORMALITY…………………………………………………………...&nbsp; 25&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;
• 3.3- MAJOR ANOVA ANALYSES……………………………………………………..&nbsp; 27&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;
• 3.4- CORRELATION ANALYSES……………………………………………………...&nbsp; 30&nbsp;</p><p>4.

Chapter FOUR

DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS

• - DISCUSSION…………………………………………………………….&nbsp; 32&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;
• 4.1- CONCLUSION………………………………………………………………………42&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br> REFERENCES………………………………….………………………………...................&nbsp; 44&nbsp;</p><p>APPENDIX A: GOALS SHEET…………………………………………………….............&nbsp; 51&nbsp;</p><p>APPENDIX B: BORG’S RATINGS OF PERCEIVED EXERTION (RPE) SCALE………&nbsp; 52</p><p>APPENDIX C: SUBSET OF INTRINSIC MOTIVATION INVENTORY (IMI)………….&nbsp; &nbsp;53&nbsp;</p><p>APPENDIX D: REJECTION SENSITIVITY…………….………………………………… 54&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;APPENDIX E: EXERCISE-SPECIFIC SELF-EFFICACY………….……………………..56&nbsp;<br><br> </p><p>APPENDIX F: EXERCISE-SPECIFIC SOCIAL SUPPORT………………………............ 57 &nbsp;</p><p>APPENDIX G: TABLES……………………………………………………………............&nbsp; 58&nbsp;</p><p>APPENDIX H: FIGURES…………………………………………………………………..&nbsp; 61 &nbsp;</p>