%0 Journal Article
%A Ungar, Nadine
%A Rupprecht, Fiona S
%A Steindorf, Karen
%A Wiskemann, Joachim
%A Sieverding, Monika
%T Worse or even better than expected? Outcome expectancies and behavioral experiences in the context of physical activity among cancer patients.
%J Journal of health psychology
%V 26
%N 5
%@ 1461-7277
%C Thousand Oaks, Calif. [u.a.]
%I Sage Publ.
%M DKFZ-2019-01046
%P 659-671
%D 2021
%Z 2021 Apr;26(5):659-671
%X Expectancies of cancer patients regarding their physical activity before they took part in a behavior change intervention were compared with their experiences during the intervention period. A total of 66 cancer patients completed either a randomly assigned 4-week physical activity or a stress-management counseling intervention. On average, participants had positive expectancies toward physical activity. Outcome expectancies predicted outcomes (e.g. physical activity) at a 10-week follow-up. Outcome realization (discrepancy between expectancies and experiences) further increased explained variance in self-efficacy and physical activity enjoyment. In conclusion, not only initial outcome expectancies but also their realizations seem to be important for subsequent behavior and cognitions.
%F PUB:(DE-HGF)16
%9 Journal Article
%$ pmid:30854903
%R 10.1177/1359105319832345
%U https://inrepo02.dkfz.de/record/143458