Nie JingJing
State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.
State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Faculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.
Front Sports Act Living. 2024 Sep 6;6:1323582. doi: 10.3389/fspor.2024.1323582. eCollection 2024.
Positive attitudes toward physical activity have been consistently linked to health Behaviors. This study aims to validate the effectiveness of attitude change in the domain of exercise and identify the mechanisms through which this change occurs in the context of sports and promote exercise behavior.
103 university students (20.7 ± 1.97 years, 40 males, and 63 females) completed the implicit and explicit attitude tests. Based on their exercise levels assessed using the Physical Activity Rating Scale (PARS-3), participants were categorized into low and high exercise level groups. From this sample, 66 university students (19 males and 47 females) with low exercise levels completed a self-generated information task. Subsequently, physical activity was assessed through a skipping rope task.
The implementation of the self-generated information task resulted in notable alterations in implicit attitudes (i = 0.07) toward physical activity during subsequent Implicit Attitude Test (IAT) evaluations. Additionally, significant changes were observed in explicit attitudes (e = 0.12) toward physical activity among university students. Moreover, the use of self-generated information positively influenced immediate exercise behavior.
This study provides valuable insights into the impact of attitudes on behaviors among university students. It suggests that attitudes toward physical activity can be effectively changed through the use of self-generated information methodology, leading to an enhancement in immediate exercise behavior. Such attitude change has the potential to promote healthier behaviors and reduce the risk of diseases. These findings hold implications for interventions aimed at enhancing physical activity levels among university students.
对体育活动持积极态度一直与健康行为相关。本研究旨在验证在运动领域态度改变的有效性，并确定在体育背景下这种改变发生的机制，以促进运动行为。
103名大学生（20.7±1.97岁，40名男性，63名女性）完成了内隐和外显态度测试。根据使用体育活动量表（PARS - 3）评估的运动水平，参与者被分为低运动水平组和高运动水平组。从这个样本中，66名低运动水平的大学生（19名男性和47名女性）完成了一项自我生成信息任务。随后，通过跳绳任务评估体育活动。
自我生成信息任务的实施在随后的内隐态度测试（IAT）评估中导致对体育活动的内隐态度（i = 0.07）发生显著变化。此外，大学生对体育活动的外显态度（e = 0.12）也出现了显著变化。而且，使用自我生成信息对即时运动行为产生了积极影响。
本研究为大学生态度对行为的影响提供了有价值的见解。研究表明，通过使用自我生成信息方法可以有效改变对体育活动的态度，从而增强即时运动行为。这种态度改变有可能促进更健康的行为并降低疾病风险。这些发现对旨在提高大学生体育活动水平的干预措施具有启示意义。
