Exercise attitudes and behaviors of academically accelerated and non-accelerated high school students

• Main Author: Nicopolis, Michelle Lynn
• Other Authors: Ball State University. Dept. of Counseling Psychology & Guidance Services.
• Format: Others
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: High school students > United States > Attitudes.; Exercise > Public opinion.; Exercise > Psychological aspects.; Health behavior.
• Online Access: http://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/handle/handle/186282; http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1074534

The investigation of youths' exercise attitudes and behaviors has been heavily researched. This study's focus was unique in that exercise attitudes and behaviors of academically accelerated and non-accelerated high school students were examined. Academic ability and sex were considered as possible influences toward physical activity attitudes and as potential predictor variables of exercise behaviors. The Revised CATPA inventory and the Attitudes Toward Exercise scale assessed subjects' exercise attitudes. A modified 7-Day Recall of Physical Activity measured the amount of time subjects spent exercising in the previous week. Results showed higher mean Revised CATPA scores for the academically accelerated and male subjects, while the ATE scores were higher among academically non-accelerated and female students. Results on the activity recall suggested that males were more physically active. A multiple regression analysis showed predictor variables of exercise. Future research ideas are discussed on differing academic groups. === Department of Counseling Psychology and Guidance Services