목적: 본 연구는 운동참여자들의 운동심상, 운동결과기대, 운동지속의도의 구조관계에서 운동결과기대의 매개효과를 규명하여 운동참여를 지속시키기 위한 심리 행동적 중재전략으로써, 개인의 운동행동을 평가하고 예측할 수 있는 기초자료 제공에 그 목적이 있다. 방법: 연구대상은 운동에 참여하고 있는 성인 남·여 303명으로 설정하였고 수집된 자료는 기술통계 분석, 빈도분석, 신뢰도분석, 확인적 요인분석, 상관관계분석, 구조방정식모형분석을 통해 분석하였으며, 매개효과는 bootstrapping 방법으로 검증하였다. 결과: 첫째, 운동심상은 운동결과기대에 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 운동심상은 운동지속의도에 긍정적 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 운동결과기대는 운동지속의도에 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 넷째, 운동심상과 운동지속의도의 관계에서 운동결과기대는 부분 매개하는 것으로 나타났다. 결론: 운동심상, 운동결과기대, 운동지속의도는 상호 긍정적인 영향관계가 있으며, 운동심상과 운동지속의도의 관계에서 운동결과기대는 매개효과가 있음을 확인하였다. 그러나 국내에서 일반운동참여자들의 운동심상 연구가 아직 초기단계인 점을 고려할 때, 운동행동과 관련된 운동심상의 효과를 확인하는 지속적인 후속연구가 필요하다.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the differences among exercise self-schema, exercise imagery, exercise self efficacy and physical activity by gender, age, stages of changes and to identify structural relationship among exercise self-schema, exercise imagery, exercise self efficacy and physical activity of adults. Methods: Six hundred questionnaires were initially distributed to college students, company employees and sports center members. Among them, total 569 were finally used in this study(male: 288, female:281, Mage=38.36). Exercise self-schema inventory, exercise imagery inventory, exercise self-efficacy scale and weekly leisure-time exercise questionnaire were revised into Korean and applied in the study. Frequency analysis, analysis of variance, correlation analysis and structural equation modeling were carried out to test the possible relationship among exercise self-schema, exercise imagery, exercise self efficacy and physical activity. All analyses were conducted by SPSS 18.0 and AMOS 18. Results: Results indicated that there was significant differences in exercise self-schema, exercise imagery, exercise self efficacy, and physical activity by gender, age, and the stages of exercise changes. And results indicated that there was positive relationship among exercise self-schema, exercise imagery, exercise self efficacy and physical activity of adults. Conclusion: This study suggests that cognitive intervention strategies aimed at exercise self-schema and exercise imagery could be significant to promote physical activity.

Purpose: The purpose of the study is to identify structural relationship among exercise imagery, physical activity, and health-related quality of life of adults. Methods: Five hundred questionnaires were initially distributed to college students, company employees and sports center members(male: 273, female: 194, Mage=39.21). Among them, total 467 were finally used in this study. Exercise imagery scale, weekly leisure-time exercise questionnaire and short-form health survey-36 were revised into Korean and applied in the study. Frequency analysis, correlation analysis, and structural equation modeling were carried out to test the possible relationship among exercise imagery, physical activity, and health-related quality of life. All analyses were conducted by SPSS 18.0 and AMOS 18. Results: Results indicated that there were positive relationship among exercise imagery, physical activity, and health-related quality of life of adults. In specific, exercise imagery and physical activity had significant positive relationship with vitality which was sub-factor of psychological health-related quality of life. Additionally, exercise imagery was significant factor to physical health-related quality and physical activity. The finding ultimately revealed that a hypothesized research model showed the significant model fit after modification. But it was showed the difference with sex. Conclusion: This study suggests that cognitive intervention strategies aimed at exercise imagery could be significant to promote physical activity and its related health-related quality of life. As it was existed the difference with sex, there will be necessary another studies which is concerned about various variables.