Oxford Physical Activity Cognitions (OPAC) – promoting physical activity
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Scoring
Factor 1: Positive feelings with exercise. Take the total of items 9, 6, and 3
Factor 2: Anticipating rewards: Take the total of items 10, 1, 4, and 7
Factor 3: Responsibility to others: Take the total of items 5, 2, and 8
Do not add up all the items together as there is no higher order factor.
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These questions are about the things that might encourage us to be active during the day time. Please circle the answers that best fit for you.
1: Being physically active will do me good mentally
0 Do not agree
1 Agree a little
2 Agree moderately
3 Agree a lot
4 Totally agree
2: Other people are counting on me to do the activity
0 Do not agree
1 Agree a little
2 Agree moderately
3 Agree a lot
4 Totally agree
3: When I think about physical activity it reminds me of positive feelings
0 Do not agree
1 Agree a little
2 Agree moderately
3 Agree a lot
4 Totally agree
4: Physical activity makes me feel better physically
0 Do not agree
1 Agree a little
2 Agree moderately
3 Agree a lot
4 Totally agree
5: I exercise because others are expecting me to
0 Do not agree
1 Agree a little
2 Agree moderately
3 Agree a lot
4 Totally agree
6: I feel great after physical activity
0 Do not agree
1 Agree a little
2 Agree moderately
3 Agree a lot
4 Totally agree
7: I know that I can enjoy being active
0 Do not agree
1 Agree a little
2 Agree moderately
3 Agree a lot
4 Totally agree
8: If I exercise I will be less of a burden on other people
0 Do not agree
1 Agree a little
2 Agree moderately
3 Agree a lot
4 Totally agree
9: I feel empowered by exercise
0 Do not agree
1 Agree a little
2 Agree moderately
3 Agree a lot
4 Totally agree
10: I know that I’ll feel better after doing it
0 Do not agree
1 Agree a little
2 Agree moderately
3 Agree a lot
4 Totally agree