- Title
- Effects of variety support on exercise-related well-being
- Creator
- Sylvester, Benjamin D.; Lubans, David R.; Eather, Narelle; Standage, Martyn; Wolf, Svenja A.; McEwan, Desmond; Ruissen, Geralyn R.; Kaulius, Megan; Crocker, Peter R. E.; Beauchamp, Mark R.
- Relation
- Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being Vol. 8, Issue 2, p. 213-231
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12069
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2016
- Description
- Background: The purpose of this study was to experimentally examine the extent to which variety support in a resistance exercise program influences exercise-related well-being among inactive adults. Methods: A sample of 121 inactive university students were randomly assigned and participated in either a high or low variety support 6-week exercise program. Measures of exercise-related perceived variety, positive affect, negative affect, and subjective vitality were completed at baseline, after 3 weeks, and after 6 weeks (i.e. post-test). Results: Through use of structural equation-modelling, the results showed that for those who completed measures at post-test (i.e. n = 55), and for all participants who received variety support (i.e. a modified intention-to-treat analysis; N = 121), exercise-related variety support indirectly explained higher levels of exercise-related positive affect, and subjective vitality, and lower levels of negative affect, through the mediating role of perceived variety. Conclusions: The provision of variety support in a resistance exercise program influences exercise-related well-being through perceptions of variety. Results are discussed in relation to the potential utility of providing variety support to promote exercise-related well-being in people who are physically inactive.
- Subject
- diverse; perceived variety; physical activity; resistance training; well-being
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1323459
- Identifier
- uon:24815
- Identifier
- ISSN:1758-0846
- Rights
- This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Sylvester, Benjamin D., Lubans, David R., Eather, Narelle, et. al. 'Effects of variety support on exercise-related well-being’. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being Vol. 8, Issue 2, p. 213-231 (2016), which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12069. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.
- Language
- eng
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