1999 年 4 巻 4 号 p. 159-164
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of pattern A behavior (Type A) and self-efficacy (SE) on the settings of regulation of exercise intensity and evaluation of cardiorespiratory fitness using rating of perceived exertion (RPE). Fifty-four healthy women, between 31 and 59 years of age, performed a graded cycling test for the determination of anaerobic threshold (AT) and oxygen uptake (VO_<2max>), and their VO_<2max> were predicted by the method using RPE. The pattern A behavior and SE of the subjects were evaluated by the brief questionnaire methods. The means of the RPE at AT were approximately 12 to 13 independent of the scores of A and SE. However, the scores of Type A (r=-0.329) and SE (r=-0.370) correlated weakly but significantly with the differences between the predicted and measured VO_<2max>. When the predicted VO_<2max>were corrected based on the scores of Type A and SE, the accuracy in the predicted values increased remarkably. It is suggested that the findings of this study are useful information in the exercise prescription settings.