Department of Pedagogy, Faculty of Human Sciences, Medical School Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
Medical School Hamburg, ICAN Institute of Cognitive and Affective Neurosciences, Hamburg, Germany.
Psychol Health Med. 2023 Dec;28(10):2825-2831. doi: 10.1080/13548506.2022.2121973. Epub 2022 Sep 9.
The present study examined whether people's consideration of consequences (future vs. immediate consequences; CFC) can predict physical activity behaviour (PAB) and, to explore key mechanisms that may underline such association. To that end, participants ( = 128) filled in standardised measures of CFC and PAB, and questionnaires of health regulatory focus, attitude and intention as mediators of the CFC-PAB association. Regression analysis revealed that CFC-immediate was negatively associated with PAB, and that health regulatory promotion focus and intention were both positively associated with PAB. Mediation analysis revealed a significant effect of CFC-future via health promotion focus, attitude, and intention on PAB. Findings are discussed considering both and hypotheses. CFC-future buffers against self-control failure because it is associated with a promotion focus and with both more positive attitudes and stronger intentions towards PAB. Interventions promoting a physically active lifestyle should foster people to value and become aware of the future consequences of their actual PAB.
本研究考察了人们对后果的考虑（未来后果与即时后果；CFC）是否可以预测身体活动行为（PAB），并探讨了可能阐明这种关联的关键机制。为此，参与者（=128）填写了 CFC 和 PAB 的标准测量问卷，以及健康调节焦点、态度和意图的问卷，作为 CFC-PAB 关联的中介。回归分析显示，即时 CFC 与 PAB 呈负相关，健康促进焦点和意图都与 PAB 呈正相关。中介分析显示，健康促进焦点、态度和意图通过未来 CFC 对 PAB 有显著影响。研究结果从 和 假设两方面进行了讨论。未来 CFC 缓冲了自我控制失败，因为它与促进焦点以及对 PAB 更积极的态度和更强的意图相关。促进积极生活方式的干预措施应该鼓励人们重视和意识到他们实际 PAB 的未来后果。
