Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Gym-Goers Self-Identification with Physically Attractive Fitness Trainers and Intention to Exercise Subject The topic of the resource fitness industry; self-identification process; sports marketing; sports psychology; wellbeing Description An account of the resource Gym-goers often socially compare themselves with their trainers as they strive to look as attractive as their fitness trainers. The aim of this study was to better understand this phenomenon in the fitness industry. Relying on social comparison theory and social identity theory, self-identification with a physically attractive fitness trainer was posited to have a strong mediating effect on the relationship between appearance motive, weight management motive and gym-goers intention to exercise. The moderation effects of gym-goers age and gender in the direct relationships between appearance motive, weight management motive and exercise intention were also examined. The primary outcome of this study revealed that gym-goers who were influenced by appearance and weight management motives are more likely to identify with physically attractive fitness trainers. Additionally, gender significantly moderates the relationships between appearance motive, weight management motive and exercise intention. Appearance and weight management motives are the primary factors that influence the exercise intention of female gym-goers as compared to their male counterparts. This study sheds new insights into understanding the influence of the physical attractiveness of fitness trainers and its impact on gym-goers exercise intentions via self and social identification process. 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Soekmawati; Nathan R.J.; Victor V.; Pei Kian T. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Behavioral Sciences, Vol-12, No. 5 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available MDPI Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2022-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/bs12050158" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.3390/bs12050158</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85131063433&amp;doi=10.3390%2Fbs12050158&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=fa57cc6f59acb3904fb8b14ed3c0fffc" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85131063433&amp;doi=10.3390%2fbs12050158&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=fa57cc6f59acb3904fb8b14ed3c0fffc</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Open Access; Gold Open Access; Green Open Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 2076328X Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Soekmawati, Faculty of Business, Multimedia University, Melaka, 75450, Malaysia; Nathan R.J., Faculty of Business, Multimedia University, Melaka, 75450, Malaysia; Victor V., Department of Economics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bhavani Nagar, Bangalore, 560029, India, College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park, 2006, South Africa; Pei Kian T., Faculty of Business, Multimedia University, Melaka, 75450, Malaysia