Predicting Voluntary Exercise Training among Korean Firefighters: Using Elicitation Study and the Theory of Planned Behavior

Chung Gun Lee, Susan E. Middlestadt, Seiyeong Park, Junhye Kwon, Kyoungmin Noh, Dong-il Seo, Wook Song, Jung-jun Park, Han-joon Lee, Hyun Joo Kang and Yeon Soon Ahn
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Chung Gun Lee: Department of Physical Education, College of Education, 71-1, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
Susan E. Middlestadt: Department of Applied Health Science, School of Public Health, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
Seiyeong Park: Department of Physical Education, College of Education, 71-1, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
Junhye Kwon: Department of Physical Education, College of Education, 71-1, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
Kyoungmin Noh: Department of Physical Education, College of Education, 71-1, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
Dong-il Seo: Department of Sport Science, College of Liberal Arts, Dongguk University, Gyeongju 38066, Korea
Wook Song: Department of Physical Education, College of Education, 71-1, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
Jung-jun Park: School of Sport Science, Pusan National University, Pusan 46241, Korea
Han-joon Lee: School of Sport Science, Ulsan University, Ulsan 44610, Korea
Hyun Joo Kang: Department of Sport Medicine, College of Natural Science, Soonchunhyang University, Asan 31538, Korea
Yeon Soon Ahn: Department of Preventive Medicine and Genomic Cohort Institute, Yonsei Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Wonju 26493, Korea

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 2, 1-10

Abstract: Background : Firefighters are required to have high levels of aerobic and anaerobic power because they often perform physically demanding work in dangerous environments. Therefore, it is important to find out salient factors influencing voluntary exercise training among Korean firefighters based on well-validated theory. Methods : The present study conducted an elicitation study to elicit salient behavioral, normative, and control beliefs about exercise training among Korean firefighters and identified salient beliefs that have a significant indirect effect on behavior through intention using structural equation modeling. Results : Although ten modal salient beliefs obtained from our elicitation study are similar to those elicited from previous TPB belief-based research with a focus on exercise behavior, only three of these (i.e., “improves my physical ability” (coef. = 0.078, p = 0.006), “takes too much time” (coef. = 0.064, p = 0.023), and “colleagues” (coef. = 0.069, p = 0.016) indirectly influenced exercise training behavior through intention among Korean firefighters. Conclusions: Our results may contribute to the literature by providing important information suggesting that three modal salient beliefs are major cognitive determinants of exercise training behavior among Korean firefighters and they may play an essential role in developing effective programs or policies for promoting Korean firefighters’ exercise training.

Keywords: firefighter; exercise training; salient belief (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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