Brief ReportSelf-efficacy and physical activity among adults with visual impairments
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Participants
In total, 207 individuals accessed the distributed Survey Gizmo link. Of those, 147 individuals (96 female, 51 male) successfully completed usable surveys (71%) and were included in the analyses. The mean age of participants was 44.3 (SD = 15.3) years old and participants reported being African American (n = 11; 7.5%), Asian/Asian American (n = 8; 5.4%), Caucasian (n = 117, 79.6%), Hispanic/Latino (n = 5, 3.4%), and more than one racial/ethnic group (n = 6; 4.1%). Almost half of the
Results
The SEEB scale demonstrated good internal consistency for the sample of adults with visual impairments (α = 0.85) and good split half reliability (Guttman's λ = 0.84), indicating that the scale was reliable for this population. Participants reported an average of 2799.98 (SD = 2429.73) MET-min/week and mean self-efficacy 3.17 (SD = 0.89) on a seven-point scale. Mean MET-min/week and SEEB scores organized by demographic variables are displayed in Table 1. The data satisfied the assumption of
Discussion
The primary purpose of this study was to examine the association between self-efficacy and physical activity for adults with visual impairments. While most research concerning individuals with visual impairments in a physical activity context has been conducted atheoretically, utilizing psychological theories closely associated with health promotion can provide a deeper understanding of health behaviors. Self-efficacy has become a popular construct in health behavior research, both on its own
Funding
The research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.
Conflicts of interest
The Authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.
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