| The purpose of this study is to examine whether constructs embedded in Bandura's social cognitive theory (SCT) predict exercise behavior for college students with disabilities. This will include a consideration of how self-efficacy, outcome expectancies, impediments (i.e., stress, alcohol abuse, and physical barriers to exercise), and facilitators (i.e., social support and climate towards disability) influence behaviors. Participants were recruited from two Midwestern Universities, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Participants completed a survey collecting demographic information (including, age, gender, race/ethnicity, living situation, severity of disability), impediments (i.e., stress, alcohol abuse, physical barriers to exercise, depression), facilitators (i.e., social support and climate towards disability), and SCT factors of exercise self-efficacy and exercise outcome expectancy. The outcome variable, exercise behavior, was predicted from a total score from The Physical Activity Scale for Individuals with Physical Disabilities (PASIPD). This quantitative study was analyzed using hierarchical linear regression and correlational analysis. |
