Curran Meghan, Larade Nicholas, Özakinci Gözde, Tymowski-Gionet Gabriela, Dombrowski Stephan U
Faculty of Kinesiology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada.
Division of Psychology, University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland.
Health Psychol Behav Med. 2024 Oct 21;12(1):2416505. doi: 10.1080/21642850.2024.2416505. eCollection 2024.
Running as a form of physical activity is beneficial to overall health and wellbeing. The aim of the study is to examine 'run streaking' (i.e. running on consecutive days, for a minimum period of time or distance, typically at least one mile) as a technique for habit formation and behaviour change.
Qualitative semi-structured interviews with 21 recreational adult runners (11 female and 10 male). Run streak length ranged from a minimum of 100 days to over 4500 days. Transcripts were analysed using a hybrid deductive-inductive thematic analysis.
Run streaking was reported to lead to several benefits, health improvements and a sense of accomplishment, although many run streakers reported running through injuries and lack of recovery. Accounts of run streaking showed features of automaticity indicative of habitual behaviour. Other behavioural processes identified included motivation, identity, self-regulation and social support. Behavioural streaking showed the potential to influence change in behaviours other than running.
Accounts of run streaking demonstrate an interplay between automatic and deliberate processes in the maintenance of running behaviour. Behavioural streaking is a technique that could be used in other behaviour change contexts beyond running to support habit formation.
跑步作为一种体育活动形式，对整体健康和幸福有益。本研究的目的是考察“连续跑步”（即连续跑步，持续最短时间或距离，通常至少一英里）作为一种习惯养成和行为改变的技巧。
对21名成年业余跑步者（11名女性和10名男性）进行定性半结构化访谈。连续跑步的时长从最短100天到超过4500天不等。使用混合演绎-归纳主题分析法对访谈记录进行分析。
据报告，连续跑步带来了诸多益处、健康改善和成就感，尽管许多连续跑步者表示在受伤且缺乏恢复的情况下仍坚持跑步。连续跑步的描述显示出自动性特征，表明这是一种习惯性行为。识别出的其他行为过程包括动机、身份认同、自我调节和社会支持。连续跑步行为显示出影响除跑步之外其他行为改变的潜力。
连续跑步的描述表明，在维持跑步行为过程中，自动过程和刻意过程之间存在相互作用。连续跑步行为是一种技巧，可用于跑步之外的其他行为改变情境，以支持习惯养成。
