Behavioral correlates of physical exercise among students

Pages: 1477-1482
Mansi Khandelwal (Amity Institute of Psychology and Allied Sciences, Noida, Uttar Pradesh )
Smita Gupta (Indra Gandhi National Open University, Delhi)

This research examines the intention of students to engage in physical exercise based on the theory of planned behaviour. The data was collected by the semi structured interview method to suit the requirements of an exploratory and descriptive study. The respondents were in the age group of 20 to 25 years from a reputed private university in NCR involving in total 14 students (equal number of men and women). Thematic analysis was used to identify relevant themes emerging from the interview data. Students themselves expressed that physical exercise is important as it helps them perform better. The finding of the study supports that out of the three factors of theory of planned behaviour, attitude and perceived behavioural control are important factors in one’s intention to engage in physical exercise. However, subjective norms were not deemed as relevant as the other two factors.