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Warner, Lisa Marie
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Fleig, Lena
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Wolff, Julia Katharina
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Keller, Jan
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Schwarzer, Ralf
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Nyman, Samuel
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Wurm, Susanne
dc.date.accessioned
2022-05-02T06:59:46Z
dc.date.available
2022-05-02T06:59:46Z
dc.identifier.uri
https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/33067
dc.identifier.uri
http://dx.doi.org/10.17169/refubium-32790
dc.description.abstract
Objectives
For most populations, implementation intentions (IIs) facilitate physical activity (PA). However, for older adults, previous studies found mixed evidence for the effectiveness of this behaviour change technique. To examine which characteristics of IIs predict successful enactment, the content of older participants’ IIs formed within a self-regulatory intervention to prompt PA was analysed.
Design
A sample of N = 126 German speaking adults aged 64 and older formed up to six IIs for PA and reported their enactment 5 weeks later.
Methods
Controlling for age and sex, multilevel models tested associations between characteristics of IIs (e.g., chronological rank of II, hetero- and homogeneity, specificity, presence of certain cues) and enactment.
Results
Significantly related to enactment were: the chronological rank of an II (first IIs superior to last IIs), greater heterogeneity in activities, greater specificity of when-cues, and greater use of pre-existing routines.
Conclusions
Participants were more likely to enact their IIs 5 weeks later if they planned different (heterogeneous) activities, created IIs with more specific when-cues (e.g., on Monday at 9 am), and in particular a routine (e.g., after breakfast). They also enacted the first three IIs (chronological rank of II) more often than the last three IIs. Future experimental studies should test whether providing instructions to create IIs based on the above significant characteristics lead to more effective health behaviour change among older adults.
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17 Seiten
dc.rights.uri
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.subject
implementation intentions
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dc.subject
older adults
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characteristics
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dc.subject
physical activity
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plan enactment
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dc.subject.ddc
100 Philosophie und Psychologie::150 Psychologie::150 Psychologie
dc.title
What makes implementation intentions (in)effective for physical activity among older adults?
dc.type
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.doi
10.1111/bjhp.12563
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.journaltitle
British Journal of Health Psychology
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.number
2
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pagestart
571
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pageend
587
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.volume
27
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.url
https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12563
refubium.affiliation
Erziehungswissenschaft und Psychologie
refubium.affiliation.other
Arbeitsbereich Gesundheitspsychologie
refubium.resourceType.isindependentpub
no
dcterms.accessRights.openaire
open access
dcterms.isPartOf.eissn
2044-8287
refubium.resourceType.provider
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