Abstract
The purposes of this study were to examine the relationship between the stages of physical activity and self-efficacy in higher graders. Subjects were 397 pupils (198 boys and 199girls) in grade 4 through 6 in elementary schools. The pupils completed a battery of some questionnaires in classroom settings. Correlation analysis revealed the relationship between the stages of physical activity and self-efficacy. The results indicated that the levels of habitual physical activity was significantly correlated with self-efficacy for physical activity (boys r=.63, girls r=.41) . ANOVA was conducted to examine the relationship between physical activity stages and self-efficacy. As a result of ANOVA, it revealed that the self-efficacy scores differed significantly across stages. Precontemplation stage had less the self-efficacy for physical activity than the others. It was described that the increased self-efficacy for physical activity could contribute to increase physical activity in higher graders.
