Table 1.
Attitudes, intentions, and motivations related to aerobic and resistance exercises (n = 68)
| Determinant | Questions | Rating (1–7) | Cronbach’s α | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerobic | Strength | |||
| Instrumental attitude | How good do you think this exercise is? | Very bad–very good | .67 | .84 |
| How healthy do you think this exercise is? | Very unhealthy–very healthy | |||
| To me, strength exercises are | Very unimportant–very important | |||
| How useful do you think strength exercises are? | Not useful at al–very useful | |||
| How healthy are strength exercises for you? | Very unhealthy–very healthy | |||
| Experiential attitude | How did the exercise feel? | Very unpleasant–very pleasant | .80 | .89 |
| What did you think of the exercise? | Very boring–very exciting | |||
| I think strength exercises in general are | Very unpleasant–very pleasant | |||
| I think strength exercises in general are | Very boring–very exciting | |||
| Intention | I will do strength exercises in the future | Totally disagree–totally agree | .96 | .97 |
| I am planning to do strength exercises in the future | Totally disagree–totally agree | |||
| I expect to do strength exercises in the future | Totally disagree–totally agree | |||
| Intrinsic motivation | The exercise I just did is something I would like to do in my free time | Totally disagree–totally agree | .83 | .93 |
| I would like to do strength exercises in my free time | Totally disagree–totally agree | |||
| I enjoy doing strength exercises | Totally disagree–totally agree | |||
| A-motivation | I am not made for this exercise | Totally disagree–totally agree | .85 | .83 |
| This exercise did not feel right for me | Totally disagree–totally agree | |||
| I will never be good at strength exercises | Totally disagree–totally agree | |||
| I am not suitable for strength exercises | Totally disagree–totally agree | |||
The shown answers for the questions in this table are for the strength questions. The same questions were asked for aerobic exercises (i.e., the word “strength” was replaced by the word “aerobic”)