Department of Kinesiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Behav Med. 2011 Apr;37(2):60-9. doi: 10.1080/08964289.2011.571306.
Transition to the first year of university is linked to steep declines in moderate-vigorous physical activity (MVPA). The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a targeted, theory-driven, print-based intervention on MVPA during transition to university. Volunteer participants from five Canadian universities (n=255) completed measures of MVPA at the start of their first semester at university and were randomly assigned to conditions receiving a first-year-student physical activity and action-planning brochure, Canada's Physical Activity Guide (CPAG), or a no-intervention control group. Six weeks later, a follow-up measure of MVPA was obtained as well as retrospective accounts of physical activity action-planning strategies and self-efficacy for scheduling physical activity. At the follow-up, students who received the targeted first-year student physical activity brochure reported significantly higher levels of MVPA compared to controls (p<.05) and a trend towards higher MVPA compared to the CPAG group (p=.06). However, there were no differences between groups on action planning or self-efficacy. A theory-driven and targeted print media intervention can offer low-cost and broad-reaching effects that may help students stay more active or curb declining levels of MVPA that occur during transition to university.
从中学过渡到大学的第一年与中高强度身体活动（MVPA）的急剧下降有关。本研究的目的是调查针对大学生活过渡的有针对性的、基于理论的印刷干预对 MVPA 的影响。来自加拿大五所大学的志愿者参与者（n=255）在大学第一学期开始时完成了 MVPA 的测量，并被随机分配到接受以下条件的组：第一学年学生体育活动和行动计划手册、加拿大体育活动指南（CPAG）或无干预对照组。六周后，对 MVPA 进行了随访测量，并回顾了身体活动行动计划策略和安排身体活动的自我效能感。在随访中，与对照组相比，接受有针对性的一年级学生体育活动手册的学生报告的 MVPA 水平显著更高（p<.05），并且与 CPAG 组相比，MVPA 水平也呈上升趋势（p=.06）。然而，在行动计划或自我效能方面，各组之间没有差异。基于理论的有针对性的印刷媒体干预可以提供低成本和广泛的影响，这可能有助于学生保持更活跃，或遏制在过渡到大学生活期间发生的 MVPA 水平下降。
