Application of the Trans-Theoretical Model (TTM) to Exercise Behavior among Female College Students

This study examined the applicability of trans-theoretical model (ttm) to understandexercise behavior among female college students in hamadan university of medical sciences, iran in2007.methods: a cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted. the dependent variables analyzed wereexercise efficacy expectation, decisional balance (pros and cons). the independent variable was stageof exercise behavior change. five hundred and ninety female students representing various disciplineson campus completed a valid and reliable questionnaire (r = 0.78) during regularly scheduled classes.more than seventy-three percent of sample were sedentary (pre-contemplation, contemplation, orpreparation) whereas 24.6% were in the action stage (regularly active < 6 months) and 2.2% were inthe maintenance stage (regularly active > 6 months).results: all of the ttm constructs differed significantly across exercise stages. students in pre-contemplationscored the lowest and those in maintenance stage scored highest on efficacy expectationand pros and reversed on cons.conclusion: results supported the use of the entire ttm in examining exercise behavior among femalecollege students.