Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Faculty of Social Sciences, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland.
Br J Health Psychol. 2022 Nov;27(4):1209-1225. doi: 10.1111/bjhp.12595. Epub 2022 Apr 22.
Planning is an effective self-regulation strategy. However, little is known why some people take up planning and some do not. Such understanding would help interventions to promote planning. We investigated how adolescents explain their (non) use of planning for physical activity after an intervention.
Qualitative content analysis was employed to investigate follow-up interviews (a purposeful sampling; n = 19 low-to-moderately active, vocational school students) of Let's Move It trial participants twice post-intervention: 6-8 weeks and 14 months post-baseline. In the intervention, planning was one of the key techniques used to promote PA.
We identified seven categories linked to reasons for (not) using planning. Most were related to feelings anticipated to result from planning. Action- and identity-related concerns were also raised. The reasons for planning were that the plan (1) helps to clarify what to do and to get things done, (2) strengthens the feeling of autonomy, (3) promotes a sense of progress, ability and control over one's PA. The reasons for not planning were that (having) a plan may (1) feel forced and like an unpleasant duty, (2) take away life's spontaneity and freedom, (3) result in anticipated annoyance and bad mood if one fails to enact the plan, or (4) be an effective strategy for others but not for the interviewee.
Planning may not only link to behavioural control but also the sense of autonomy, and thus subsequent motivation. We suggest various strategies to promote planning, including challenging non-planner identity and harnessing social dimension of planning.
计划是一种有效的自我调节策略。然而，人们对于为什么有些人会计划，而有些人则不会，知之甚少。这种理解将有助于促进计划的干预措施。我们调查了青少年在干预后如何解释他们（不）使用计划来进行体育活动。
采用定性内容分析方法，对 Let's Move It 试验参与者的随访访谈（目的抽样；n = 19 名低到中度活跃的职业学校学生）进行了两次调查：干预后 6-8 周和基线后 14 个月。在干预中，计划是促进 PA 的关键技术之一。
我们确定了与（不）使用计划相关的七个类别。大多数与预期因计划而产生的感觉有关。还提出了与行动和身份相关的担忧。计划的原因是计划（1）有助于明确要做什么并完成任务，（2）增强自主性的感觉，（3）促进对自己 PA 的进步、能力和控制感。不计划的原因是，（有）一个计划可能（1）感觉被迫，像一项不愉快的任务，（2）剥夺生活的自发性和自由，（3）如果一个人未能执行计划，可能会导致预期的烦恼和心情不好，或者（4）对其他人来说是一个有效的策略，但对受访者来说并非如此。
计划不仅与行为控制有关，而且与自主性以及随后的动机有关。我们建议了各种促进计划的策略，包括挑战非计划者的身份和利用计划的社会维度。
