39th Annual Student Research Conference
The Relationships Between Baseline Psychological Variables and Exercise Empowerment and Physical Activity Maintenance After Exposure to Supportive Resistance Training.
Grace A. Berck* and Lilly P. Snyder
Dr. Brian Snyder, Faculty Mentor
The relationship between variables including grit, executive function, and self-efficacy to exercise empowerment after exposure to supportive resistance training lacks research. Exploring these relationships may support appropriate lifelong engagement with resistance training. METHODS: Baseline grit2, executive function3, and self-efficacy4 were compared to exercise empowerment5 after 8 weeks of supervised resistance training. Twenty college students completed 8-weeks of supervised resistance training in one of three groups; C-2d/wk-50 minutes, V-4d/wk-35 minutes, or H-4d/wk-25 minutes. The MSEQ-long5 assessed 4mo-post training. RESULTS: Baseline grit, self efficacy, and executive function were C-2.5±0.2, 28.8±4.1, 48.2±6.1, H-3.2±0.6, 31.3±4.3, 39.9±10.2, and V-2.8±0.8, 28.6±7.0, and 38.3±8.2 respectively. Empowerment averages were C-57.8±4.7, H-53.4±7.2, and V-56.6±5.8. The average total lifting sessions since January 1, 2026 were C-10.4±5, H-13.4±8, and V-6.9±5.4. These data can be extrapolated to analyze the relationships between the variables.
2Duckworth Grit-8, 3Adult Executive Functioning Inventory (ADEXI), 4Schwarzer General Self-Efficacy Scale, 5Muscle-Strengthening Exercise Questionnaire (MSEQ)
Keywords: Grit, Executive Function, Self-Efficacy, Exercise Empowerment, Supportive Resistance Training , Physical Activity Maintenance , Psychological Variables
Topic(s):Exercise Science
Presentation Type: Poster Presentation
Session: TBA
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