A Study of Transtheoretical Model Application to Promote Physical Fitness of College Students with Physical Disability and Cerebral Palsy

• Main Authors: Chen, Yung-An, 陳勇安
• Other Authors: Keh, Nyit Chin
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2015
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/uy6fe7

博士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 體育學系 === 103 === The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of physical activity intervention on physical activity behavior and cognition, and health-related fitness of college students with disability based on the transtheoretical model. Participants were five college students (one girl with physical disability, two girls with cerebral palsy, and two boys with cerebral palsy). The independent variable in this research was the physical activity program, and the dependent variables were physical activity behavior, cognition, and health-related fitness. Three months of intervention was conducted. Physical activity behavior, cognition, and health-related fitness were assessed at the beginning of the study, after 3 months of intervention, and follow-up assessments were conducted six months after the intervention. Quantitative data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, visual analysis, and C statistic. Qualitative data from the exercise instructors were evaluated for social validity. Results were as follows: (1) physical activity program interventions were effective in enhancing level of physical activity, physical activity behavior and stage of change, self-efficacy and decision balance. Process of change was mainly based on consciousness-raising, self-reevaluation and self-liberation; (2) physical activity program interventions showed long-term effects on the level of physical activity, physical activity behavior and stage of change, self- efficacy and decision balance in the follow-up assessments. Process of change was mainly based on self-reevaluation, social liberation and self-liberation; (3) program intervention was effective in improving cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance and flexibility; (4) program intervention showed long-term effects on the cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance and flexibility in the follow-up assessments. It was concluded that: (1) physical activity program had intervening and maintaining effects on the level of physical activity; (2) physical activity program had intervening and maintaining effects on the cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance and flexibility.