Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, Sport Science Section, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Department of Teacher Education and School Research, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
J Sports Sci. 2021 Aug;39(16):1903-1909. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2021.1907902. Epub 2021 Mar 31.
Dual process theories suggest that the decision to be physically active is influenced by reflective and automatic processes. However, associations of automatic (affective) evaluations of exercise with physical activity and underlying basic motor competencies have not yet been investigated in children and young adolescents. Ninety-one participants (52 male; age: 10-14 years) were recruited from academic high schools in Germany and Switzerland. Automatic evaluations of exercise were measured with the Single-Target Implicit Association Test (ST-IAT) and a D-score was calculated. Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and vigorous physical activity (VPA) per day were determined via wrist-worn actigraphy over the course of seven days. Basic motor competencies were measured using the MOBAK-5 test battery. Pearson correlations showed non-significant associations of automatic evaluations of exercise with MVPA, but significant associations with VPA. Basic motor competencies were associated with automatic evaluations of exercise, and the MOBAK subscale of object movement was associated with both MVPA and VPA. Our results underscore the relevance of affective processes for physical activity behaviour. This could potentially be relevant for interventions targeting physical activity promotion. Longitudinal investigations and intervention studies are necessary to verify causal relationships and potential underlying mechanisms.
双加工理论表明，进行身体活动的决定受到反射和自动加工过程的影响。然而，儿童和青少年的运动自动（情感）评估与身体活动以及潜在的基本运动能力之间的关联尚未得到研究。从德国和瑞士的学术高中招募了 91 名参与者（52 名男性；年龄：10-14 岁）。使用单目标内隐联想测验（ST-IAT）测量运动的自动评估，并计算 D 分数。通过手腕佩戴活动记录仪在七天内记录每天的中等到剧烈体力活动（MVPA）和剧烈体力活动（VPA）。使用 MOBAK-5 测试电池测量基本运动能力。Pearson 相关性分析显示，运动的自动评估与 MVPA 无显著关联，但与 VPA 有显著关联。基本运动能力与运动的自动评估相关，而物体运动的 MOBAK 子量表与 MVPA 和 VPA 均相关。我们的研究结果强调了情感过程对身体活动行为的重要性。这可能与针对身体活动促进的干预措施有关。需要进行纵向研究和干预研究来验证因果关系和潜在的潜在机制。
