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

Table 4

Descriptive statistics for change in social cognitive variables at 7 months and physical activity and weight change at 16 months.

			Treatment condition
Change variables					Intervention plus
	Control waiting		Intervention		church supports
	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD
Change at seven-months
Social support	.30	1.16	.14	1.04	.31	1.02
SE: barriers	−5.28	17.87	−4.70	21.90	4.57	24.25
SE: daily routine	−8.41	18.99	−6.18	18.03	2.93	17.93
Positive OE	1.18	4.47	−.11	3.98	−.33	5.00
Negative OE	.31	3.87	.37	4.46	−.73	3.77
SR: goal setting planning	.28	.77	.97	.95	.90	.90
SR: tracking	.47	1.26	1.67	1.21	1.50	1.44
Change at 16 months
Steps/day	427.82	2242.03	1565.61	2964.82	2059.03	2477.74
Exercise MET hrs/week	1.02	15.35	−.13	13.68	10.99	22.44
Weight	−.80	10.94	−1.37	7.24	−3.07	8.82

SE: self-efficacy, OE: outcome expectations, SR: self-regulation.