Age as a moderator of relations of physical self-concept and mood changes associated with 10 weeks of programmed exercise in women

Significant correlations were found between reported changes in scores on the Physical Self-concept scale of the Tennessee Self-concept Scale, with those on the Depression (r = -.34) and Total Mood Disturbance (r = -.38) scales of the Profile of Mood States, for 35 women who initiated a structured exercise program. Accounting for age in simultaneous multiple regression equations added to the explained variance in changes in both Depression (R-2 = .29) and Total Mood Disturbance (R-2 = .18) scores. Findings supported propositions of social cognitive theory and self-efficacy theory. Limitations and the need for replication and extension were discussed.