M. Beauchamp, A. Welch, Angie J. Hulley
2007.1.1JOURNAL OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
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Examination of the relationships between transformational and transactional leadership behaviors and the self-efficacy of participants involved in a structured 10-week exercise program revealed that for exercise initiates, contingent rewards behaviors were able to explain unique variation in scheduling self-efficiency and barrier self- efficacy, but not within-class self- efficiency.
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between transformational and transactional leadership behaviors and the self-efficacy ofparticipants involved in a structured 10-week exercise program. Three weeksinto their exercise classes 174 females ( M age = 25.36 years, SD = 8.48) provided ratings of their exercise instructor's leadership behaviors as well as their personal efficacy related to scheduling, over-coming barriers and within-class capabilities. Results revealed that for exercise initiates, contingent rewards behaviors were able to explain unique variation in scheduling self-efficacy and barrier self-efficacy, but not within-class self-efficacy. For experienced exercisers, none of the leadership behaviors assessed in this study were associated with participant self-efficacy.
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BEAUCHAMP, M.; WELCH, A.; HULLEY, Angie J. Transformational and transactional leadership and exercise-related self-efficacy. JOURNAL OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY, 2007, 12: 83–88.