Title: The role of self motivation in exercise adherance
Description: Thesis written in partial completion of the requirements for Master of Science in psychology, counseling; Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225.  Followed a group of people taking part in an employer sponsored exercise program at the ARCO Oil Refinery in Ferndale, Washington for one year to see if the Self-Motivation Index, created by Rod Dishman, predicted which individuals were likely to continue the program thoughout the year.  It did not.  

Participants who were still exercising after a year were very likely to describe how exercising felt to them and did not view a lapse in participation as meaning they couldn't or wouldn't come back to it.  The most common reasons given for dropping out were that they didn't have enough time and/or they missed a couple of weeks for some reason (illness, family schedule, etc.) and gave up.
Subjects: Exercise, Motivation (Psychology), Psychological aspects, Psychological aspects of Exercise, exercise adherence