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Table 4 Bivariate and partial correlations between changes in potential mediating psychological constructs and change in self-reported physical activity (females) for self-reported physical activity and nine of 14 potential mediating psychological constructs.

From: A test of cognitive mediation in a 12-month physical activity workplace intervention: does it explain behaviour change in women?

 

Bivariate Correlations

Partial Correlations

 

Initial Change PA

Delayed Change PA

Overall Change PA

Initial Change PA

Delayed Change PA

Overall Change PA

Self-efficacy

      

Initial Change

.152

.199

.227

.155

.191

.220

Delayed Change

.017

.157

.153

.016

.166

.159

Overall Change

.100

.261

.291

.101

.261

.291

Pros

      

Initial Change

.130

.051

.093

.133

.036

.082

Delayed Change

-.013

.120

.092

-.012

.114

.086

Overall Change

.044

.113

.110

.047

.095

.096

Cons

      

Initial Change

-.010

-.124

-.104

-.010

-.128

-.107

Delayed Change

.059

-.197

-.127

.058

-.198

-.126

Overall Change

.069

-.233

-.157

.069

-.235

-.157

Experiential processes

      

Initial Change

.051

.032

.061

.055

.012

.046

Delayed Change

.067

.165

.172

.066

.176

.181

Overall Change

.077

.164

.186

.078

.161

.184

Behavioral processes

      

Initial Change

.327

.019

.132

.327

.022

.135

Delayed Change

-.064

.373

.310

-.062

.369

.304

Overall Change

.140

.328

.351

.141

.326

.349

Severity

      

Initial Change

.140

.107

.145

.142

.096

.137

Delayed Change

-.001

.133

.125

-.001

.136

.127

Overall Change

.055

.162

.173

.056

.158

.170

Vulnerability

      

Initial Change

-.064

.087

.096

-.062

.075

.087

Delayed Change

.017

.038

.048

.017

.038

.049

Overall Change

-.015

.077

.097

-.014

.073

.094

Fear

      

Initial Change

-.041

.025

-.019

-.040

.019

-.024

Delayed Change

.029

.043

.054

.031

.031

.045

Overall Change

-.012

.047

.025

-.010

.032

.014

Response efficacy

      

Initial Change

.094

.032

.056

.097

.017

.045

Delayed Change

.039

.125

.112

.040

.122

.109

Overall Change

.056

.117

.109

.058

.109

.102

  1. Bolded values = p < .05