The impact of action plans on habit and intention strength for physical activity in a web-based intervention: is it the thought that counts?

IF 2.4 3区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Psychology & Health Pub Date : 2025-04-01 Epub Date: 2023-08-06 DOI:10.1080/08870446.2023.2241777

Amanda L Rebar, Rebecca Williams, Camile E Short, Ronald Plotnikoff, Mitch J Duncan, Kerry Mummery, Stephanie Alley, Stephanie Schoeppe, Quyen To, Corneel Vandelanotte

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Abstract

Objective: Action planning is a common approach used in physical activity interventions. The aim of this study was to assess the association of frequency, consistency and content of action planning with physical activity behaviour, intention strength and habit strength.

Methods and measures: Within a 3-month web-based, computer-tailored physical activity intervention, participants (N = 115; 68.7% female, M age =43.9; range = 22-73 years) could create 6 rounds of action plans for 4 activities each (24 total).

Results: Consistency of action planning during the intervention was associated with change in physical activity at 9-months, and intention and habit strength at 3-months and 9-months. Frequency of action planning was negatively associated with intention at 3-months and 9-months. The effect of action planning consistency on physical activity behaviour was no longer significant when accounting for change in intention and habit strength.

Conclusion: Consistency of how, where, when and with whom people plan their physical activity may translate into stronger physical activity habits. Interventions should avoid encouraging making many distinct action plans, but rather encourage stable contexts through consistent action planning.

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在基于网络的干预中，行动计划对体育活动习惯和意图强度的影响:是思想重要吗?

目的:行动计划是体育活动干预中常用的方法。本研究的目的是评估行动计划的频率、一致性和内容与体育活动行为、意图强度和习惯强度的关系。方法和措施:在为期3个月的基于网络、计算机定制的身体活动干预中，参与者(N = 115;68.7%女性，年龄43.9岁;范围= 22-73岁)可以创建6轮行动计划，每轮4项活动(共24项)。结果:干预期间行动计划的一致性与9个月时身体活动的变化、3个月和9个月时意图和习惯强度的变化有关。在3个月和9个月时，行动计划频率与意向呈负相关。当考虑到意图和习惯强度的变化时，行动计划一致性对体育活动行为的影响不再显著。结论:人们计划体育活动的方式、地点、时间和对象的一致性可能会转化为更强的体育活动习惯。干预措施应避免鼓励制定许多不同的行动计划，而是通过一致的行动计划鼓励稳定的环境。

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Psychology & Health Multiple-

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7.30

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期刊介绍： Psychology & Health promotes the study and application of psychological approaches to health and illness. The contents include work on psychological aspects of physical illness, treatment processes and recovery; psychosocial factors in the aetiology of physical illnesses; health attitudes and behaviour, including prevention; the individual-health care system interface particularly communication and psychologically-based interventions. The journal publishes original research, and accepts not only papers describing rigorous empirical work, including meta-analyses, but also those outlining new psychological approaches and interventions in health-related fields.