%0 Journal Article
%@ 1359-1053 (Druck-Ausg.); 1461-7277 (Online-Ausg.)
%A Ungar, Nadine
%A Rupprecht, Fiona S.
%A Steindorf, Karen
%A Wiskemann, Joachim
%A Sieverding, Monika
%C London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif.
%D 2021
%F heidok:29725
%I Sage
%J Journal of Health Psychology
%K behavior change, behavioral experiences, cancer, outcome expectancies, physical activity
%N 5
%P 659-671
%R 10.11588/heidok.00029725
%T Worse or even better than expected? Outcome expectancies and behavioral experiences in the context of physical activity among cancer patients
%U https://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/volltextserver/29725/
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%X Expectancies of cancer patients regarding their physical activity before they took part in a behavior change intervention were compared with their experiences during the intervention period. A total of 66 cancer patients completed either a randomly assigned 4-week physical activity or a stress-management counseling intervention. On average, participants had positive expectancies toward physical activity. Outcome expectancies predicted outcomes (e.g. physical activity) at a 10-week follow-up. Outcome realization (discrepancy between expectancies and experiences) further increased explained variance in self-efficacy and physical activity enjoyment. In conclusion, not only initial outcome expectancies but also their realizations seem to be important for subsequent behavior and cognitions.
%Z Dieser Beitrag ist aufgrund einer (DFG-geförderten) Allianz bzw. Nationallizenz frei zugänglich. *** This publication is freely accessible due to an Alliance licence and a national licence (funded by the DFG, German Research Foundation) respectively.