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. 2016 Apr 28;2016:6421265. doi: 10.1155/2016/6421265

Table 2.

Motivation to change to physical activity (PA) at baseline and after the intervention. Data are presented as mean ± SD.

T0 T1 t p Cohen's d
Stages of the change
 Precontemplation 22.17 ± 21.75 16.00 ± 17.03 2.82 0.006 0.32
 Contemplation 61.42 ± 23.38 52.50 ± 22.46 3.61 0.000 0.39
 Determination 84.50 ± 17.16 84.08 ± 16.88 0.24 0.814 n.s.
 Action 55.66 ± 31.51 80.08 ± 20.85 −6.94 0.000 0.91
 Maintenance 42.75 ± 28.79 68.00 ± 18.98 −8.96 0.000 1.03
Motivational components
 Discrepancy 60.94 ± 23.36 41.65 ± 22.86 6.67 0.000 0.83
 Importance 86.06 ± 11.29 88.93 ± 9.85 −2.41 0.018 0.27
 Self-Efficacy 74.47 ± 14.40 79.93 ± 12.72 −3.43 0.001 0.40
 Temptation 41.18 ± 21.34 35.58 ± 23.98 2.28 0.025 0.25
 Readiness to Change 79.06 ± 19.36 81.88 ± 13.37 −1.24 0.215 n.s.
 Stabilization of Change 55.85 ± 28.12 67.56 ± 18.30 −3.75 0.000 0.49

Statistical significance was considered at p < 0.05.