TY - JOUR T1 - Relationship of Exercise Benefits/Barriers and self efficacy with stages of change for physical activity in Abu Musa Island employees, Iran TT - ارتباط منافع، موانع و خود کارآمدی نسبت به ورزش با مراحل تغییر فعالیت جسمی در کارمندان جزیره ابوموسی JF - hums-jpm JO - hums-jpm VL - 1 IS - 1 UR - http://jpm.hums.ac.ir/article-1-39-en.html Y1 - 2014 SP - 31 EP - 38 KW - Physical activity KW - Barriers KW - Self efficacy KW - Transtheoretical model N2 - Background: Regular physical activity is an important aspect of a healthy lifestyle. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between pros, cons and self-efficacy with stages of change for exercise behavior in employees of Abu Musa Island. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, through cluster sampling,119 employees in of fices on Abu Musa Island were selected. Data of pros, cons and self-efficacy were collected using Physical activity staging, Exercise Benefits/Barriers scale and Exercise self-efficacy scale and were analyzed using the SPSS16. Results: According to the results, %16.8 of employees were in the pre-contemplation stage,%10 in the contemplation stage, %31.1 in preparation stage, %13.4 in action stage and %28.7 in the maintenance stage.There was a significant association between pros and cons and regular physical activity.(p M3 ER -