Aging and the Social Cognitive Determinants of Physical Activity Behavior and Behavior Change: Evidence from the Guide to Health Trial

Table 3

Standardized direct, indirect, and total effects among latent variables from the social cognitive model of baseline physical activity among aging adults.

Latent variable		Race	Gender	Age	Health	SS	SE	POE	NOE	SR
Social support (SS)	Direct/total	.02	−.05	.37***	−.05
Self-efficacy (SE)	Direct	.05	−.07	−.27***	−.07	.34***
	Indirect	.01	−.02	.13	−.02	—
	Total	.06	−.09*	−.14**	−.09*	.34***
Positive outcome expectations (POE)	Direct	.06	−.15**	−.04	.01	.05	.41***
	Indirect	.02	−.04	−.04	−.04	.14***	—
	Total	.09*	−.19***	−.08	−.03	.19**	.41***
Negative outcome expectations (NOE)	Direct	−.10	−.10*	−.24***	.09	−.08	−.27***
	Indirect	−.02	.03	.01	.03	−.09**	—
	Total	−.12**	−.07	−.23***	.12**	−.17***	−.27***
Self-regulation (SR)	Direct	.06	−.10*	.11	.00	.43***	.15**	.05	−.01
	Indirect	.02	−.04	.14	−.04	.06**	.02	—	—
	Total	.09^a	−.14**	.25***	−.04	.49***	.17***	.05	−.01
Physical activity	Direct	−.24**	.02	−.43***	−.13**	.01	.14*	−.08	.06	.17**
	Indirect	.01	−.03	.02	−.01	.10***	−.02	.01	.00	—
	Total	−.24***	−.01	−.41***	−.14**	.12*	.12*	−.07	.06	.17**

^a𝑃<.10; ^∗𝑃<.05; ^∗∗𝑃<.01; ^∗∗∗𝑃<.001.