Paech Juliane, Luszczynska Aleksandra, Lippke Sonia
Department of Health Psychology, Focus Area Diversity, Jacobs University Bremen Bremen, Germany.
Center for Applied Research on Health Behavior and Health, University of Social Sciences and HumanitiesWarsaw, Poland; Trauma, Health and Hazards Center, University of Colorado, Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, CO, USA.
Front Psychol. 2016 Jul 6;7:1024. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01024. eCollection 2016.
Although many people know that an active lifestyle contributes to health they fail to translate their intentions into action. This has been explained by deficits in self-management and resources, such as enabling social support, planning, and self-regulation in the face of barriers. The present study examines the role of perceived social support, planning, and self-regulation in facilitating physical activity.
In a prospective online study, intention was assessed at baseline (Time 1), planning and social support at 4-week follow-up (Time 2), self-regulation and physical activity at 6-month follow-up (Time 3). A path analysis was conducted to shed light on mediating psychological mechanisms contributing to maintenance of physical activity.
Perceived support (Time 2), planning (Time 2), and self-regulation (Time 3) mediated the link from intention (Time 1) to physical activity (Time 3); the specific and total indirect effects were significant.
Findings suggest that perceived social support, planning, and self-regulation can bridge the intention-behavior gap. Behavior change interventions should target those mechanisms in vulnerable individuals.
尽管许多人知道积极的生活方式有益于健康，但他们未能将意图转化为行动。这可以通过自我管理和资源方面的不足来解释，比如面对障碍时缺乏有效的社会支持、规划和自我调节能力。本研究探讨了感知到的社会支持、规划和自我调节在促进身体活动方面的作用。
在一项前瞻性在线研究中，在基线时（时间1）评估意图，在4周随访时（时间2）评估规划和社会支持，在6个月随访时（时间3）评估自我调节和身体活动。进行路径分析以阐明有助于维持身体活动的中介心理机制。
感知到的支持（时间2）、规划（时间2）和自我调节（时间3）介导了从意图（时间1）到身体活动（时间3）的联系；特定间接效应和总间接效应均显著。
研究结果表明，感知到的社会支持、规划和自我调节可以弥合意图与行为之间的差距。行为改变干预措施应针对易受影响个体的这些机制。
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