Proxy Efficacy for Class Exercise Measure

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven R. Bray ◽  
Paul D. Saville ◽  
Lawrence R. Brawley
Keyword(s):  
2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven R. Bray ◽  
Paul D. Saville ◽  
Lawrence R. Brawley
Keyword(s):  

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 3338
Author(s):  
Yung Yau

Homeowners’ collective actions are essential for effective governance of multi-owned housing (MOH) and a city’s sustainable development. Yet, not all homeowners keenly participate in MOH governance. Unpacking why homeowners decide to participate is thus insightful. So far, little work has been done on how perceived efficacies of property management agents (PMAs) shape collective actions in MOH governance. Founding upon the social cognitive theory and collective interest model, a theoretical model is built to empirically examine how proxy efficacy belief influences participation behaviors of homeowners. Drawing on the findings of a survey of 2035 homeowners in Hong Kong and Macau, this study reveals that participation level correlates positively with self and group efficacy beliefs but negatively with perceived proxy efficacy. Poor performance or incapacity of the PMAs triggers a higher degree of homeowner participation. The research findings have significant policy implications for promoting a better MOH upkeep culture.


2012 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 562-568 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carly S. Priebe ◽  
Parminder K. Flora ◽  
Leah J. Ferguson ◽  
Tara J. Anderson
Keyword(s):  

2007 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 310-332 ◽  
Author(s):  
David A. Dzewaltowski ◽  
Konstantinos Karteroliotis ◽  
Greg Welk ◽  
Judy A. Johnston ◽  
Dan Nyaronga ◽  
...  

This study developed youth self-efficacy (SEPA) and proxy efficacy (PEPA) measures for physical activity (PA). Proxy efficacy was defined as a youth’s confidence in his or her skills and abilities to get others to act in one’s interests to create supportive environments for PA. Each spring of their sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade years, middle school students completed SEPA and PEPA questions and then, for 3 days, recalled their previous day’s after-school PA. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses revealed a four-factor structure (SEPA for 1–3 days, SEPA for 5–7 days, PEPA-Parents, PEPA-School). Across study years, SEPA 1–3 days and 5–7 days increased and PEPA-Parents and PEPA-School decreased. Initial levels of PEPA-Parents and SEPA scales were associated with initial levels of PA. From sixth through seventh grade, changes in SEPA scales were associated with changes in PA. Studies should test whether interventions targeting self-efficacy and proxy efficacy influence PA.


2010 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 100-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
David A. Dzewaltowski ◽  
Karly S. Geller ◽  
Richard R. Rosenkranz ◽  
Konstantinos Karteroliotis

2004 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 442-456 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven R. Bray ◽  
Nancy C. Gyurcsik ◽  
Kathleen A. Martin Ginis ◽  
S. Nicole Culos-Reed

The purpose of this study was to develop a measure of proxy efficacy for use in group exercise contexts (e.g., aerobics classes) where participants engage in exercise under the direction of a group exercise leader (e.g., aerobics instructor). Three phases of research are reported. Phase 1 involved group exercisers as active agents in the generating of questionnaire items. In Phase 2, novice exercisers assisted in an item-trimming process and the questionnaire was further refined into a 17-item two-dimensional scale based on preliminary psychometric testing. In the third phase, proxy efficacy beliefs of novice female exercisers (N = 70, average age = 21.09 years, SD = 5.11) were experimentally manipulated through exposure to different exercise group leadership and choreography styles. Results provide preliminary support for the Proxy Efficacy Exercise Questionnaire (PEEQ) as a measure that can provide valid and reliable scores representing women’s proxy efficacy beliefs in group exercise settings. Implications for future research in terms of furthering the construct validation process and potential contributions to understanding exercise adherence among novice exercisers are discussed.


2001 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 425-434 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven R. Bray ◽  
Nancy C. Gyurcsik ◽  
S. Nicole Culos-Reed ◽  
Kimberley A. Dawson ◽  
Kathleen A. Martin

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven R. Bray ◽  
Lawrence R. Brawley ◽  
Jennifer A. Millen
Keyword(s):  

2008 ◽  
Vol 40 (Supplement) ◽  
pp. S319-S320
Author(s):  
David A. Dzewaltowski ◽  
Karly S. Geller ◽  
Richard R. Rosenkranz ◽  
Konstantinos Karteroliotis

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document