特質運動心理堅韌性、運動行為態度及身體質量指數對大專學生心肺適能的影響

The Effects of Trait Mental Toughness, Behavior/Attitude toward Exercise and BMI on the Cardiovascular Fitness of University Students

陳惠英(Huei-Ying Chen) ； 高全寬(Chen-Kuan Kao) ； 謝瑄容(Hsuan Jung Hsieh)

《長庚科技學刊》 15期 (2011/12) Pp. 133-140

https://doi.org/10.6192/CGUST.2011.12.15.10

摘要

This study examined the relationships among mental toughness, attitudes toward exercise, body mass index (BMI) and cardiovascular fitness in university students after a fifteen-week jogging program. One hundred and fifty-seven students (115 males and 42 females) participated in the study. A series of questionnaires were administered in the seventh week of the program, including the Trait Mental Toughness Inventory for Sport, which measures effort, coping ability, and pain tolerance, and the Behavior/Attitude toward Exercise Scale, which measures cognition, attitude, and behavior. In addition, two 5000-meter running tests were held to evaluate participants’ cardiovascular fitness prior to and after the jogging program. Stepwise multiple regressions were employed to predict participants’ pre- and post- performance results in mental toughness, behavior/attitude toward exercise, and BMI. Results showed that BMI (R^2 = .11, β=–.33, p ＜ .001) and intent/behavior toward exercise (BAES subscale) (△R^2 = .09, β= .30, p ＜ .001) were effective predictors of pre-program cardiovascular fitness. Furthermore, BMI (R(superscript 2) = .21, β=–.46, p ＜ .001), intent/behavior (△R^2 = .11, β=.33, p ＜ .001), and effort (△R^2 = .03, β= .17, p ＜ .05) significantly contributed to the explained variance of post-program cardiovascular fitness. Based on the data, it can be concluded that when it comes to developing cardiovascular fitness, there is a real interrelationship between reduced BMI, and possessing a positive attitude toward exercise and mental challenges.

關鍵字

心理堅韌 ； 心肺適能 ； 運動態度

並列摘要

This study examined the relationships among mental toughness, attitudes toward exercise, body mass index (BMI) and cardiovascular fitness in university students after a fifteen-week jogging program. One hundred and fifty-seven students (115 males and 42 females) participated in the study. A series of questionnaires were administered in the seventh week of the program, including the Trait Mental Toughness Inventory for Sport, which measures effort, coping ability, and pain tolerance, and the Behavior/Attitude toward Exercise Scale, which measures cognition, attitude, and behavior. In addition, two 5000-meter running tests were held to evaluate participants’ cardiovascular fitness prior to and after the jogging program. Stepwise multiple regressions were employed to predict participants’ pre- and post- performance results in mental toughness, behavior/attitude toward exercise, and BMI. Results showed that BMI (R^2 = .11, β=–.33, p ＜ .001) and intent/behavior toward exercise (BAES subscale) (△R^2 = .09, β= .30, p ＜ .001) were effective predictors of pre-program cardiovascular fitness. Furthermore, BMI (R(superscript 2) = .21, β=–.46, p ＜ .001), intent/behavior (△R^2 = .11, β=.33, p ＜ .001), and effort (△R^2 = .03, β= .17, p ＜ .05) significantly contributed to the explained variance of post-program cardiovascular fitness. Based on the data, it can be concluded that when it comes to developing cardiovascular fitness, there is a real interrelationship between reduced BMI, and possessing a positive attitude toward exercise and mental challenges.

並列關鍵字

mental toughness ； cardiovascular fitness ； attitude toward exercise