Table 3
Frequencies of goal-setting and strategic planning attributions in the forethought phases of the intervention (A1 and A3), according to initial MSPA performance subgroup
| Categories of self-regulatory subprocesses in the forethought phase | No MSPA | Low MSPA | MSPA according to WHO | ||||
| Grouped | Initial | A1 | A3 | A1 | A3 | A1 | A3 |
| Process goals | Specific process goal | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| General process goal | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | |
| Outcome goals | Specific outcome goal | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| General outcome goal | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
| Other goals | Goal of seeking external assistance and feedback | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Goal of using external visual references | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Goal of visualization or mental imagery | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| No goal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Goals of aesthetic improvement and long-term health | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Other goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Goals related to physical sensation and subsequent effects | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| General planning | No planning | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Other types of planning | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Planning to request help | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Visualization planning | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Technical planning | Planning of performance pace | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Planning of specific techniques | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| Planning of general techniques | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | |
| Note. MSPA = Muscle-strengthening physical activity; WHO = World Health Organization. | |||||||
