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• TITLE: Prediction of Adherence to a 9-Week Corporate Wellness Walking Program

  AUTHORS: Megan Flynn, Eric E. Hall

  KEYWORDS: Physical Activity, Theory, Worksite Health, Self-Efficacy, Theory of Planned Behavior

  JOURNAL NAME: Health, Vol.10 No.12, December 21, 2018

  ABSTRACT: The health and economic benefits of workplace wellness programs are well founded, but the favorable results only occur when employees choose to participate and adhere to these programs. The objective of this study was to use the Theory of Planned Behavior and Self-Efficacy Theory to predict whether participants adhered to a corporate wellness walking program. The sample consisted of 110 faculty and staff at a private university who enrolled in a walking program through the university’s wellness center. Participants completed surveys at the beginning of the program. The surveys measured self-reported physical activity, as well as theoretical construct of self-efficacy and those related to the Theory of Planned Behavior—attitude, social norms, perceived behavioral control and intention. Sixty percent of participants were found to meet the program’s goals. Self-reported physical activity (p = 0.036), barrier self-efficacy (p = 0.016), walking self-efficacy (p = 0.002), and intention (p