Discussion
The primary finding of this study is that the
community-based exercise program enhances SEE
through the four mechanisms of enactive mastery
experience, vicarious experiences, verbal persuasion,
and emotional and/or physiological status. Both the
experimental and control groups gained higher SEE
during the 12th week of the study, with no significant
differences between the two groups. However, the
experimental group had greater SEE than the
control group at the 4th week with a medium to
large ES. Control participants also gained SEE may
have been influenced by the general information
session provided after baseline assessment, or the
attention and socialization paid to them during
the 12 week of the study, or the belief that the
assessment every four weeks was treatments for their
arthritis. Previous studies have shown that knowledge,
attitudes and confidence to exercise, emotional and