Cognitive Fatigue, Humor, and Physical Activity: A Field Experiment Testing Whether Humorous Messages Promote Walking in Cognitively Fatigued Individuals.

IF 3 3区医学 Q1 COMMUNICATION

Health Communication Pub Date : 2024-11-14 DOI:10.1080/10410236.2024.2427336

Michelle Symons, Mohammad Hasan Rahmani, Konrad Rudnicki, Clara Alida Cutello, Karolien Poels, Heidi Vandebosch

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Abstract

Despite the success of humorous messages in various health interventions, its role in promoting physical activity (PA) remains understudied. This study addresses this gap by investigating the effectiveness of humorous messages in a 2-week smartphone-based intervention aimed at promoting walking behavior, particularly amongst cognitively fatigued individuals. Female participants (n = 57; M_age = 32.00; SD = 4.385) received humorous, nonhumorous, or a mix of both messages (in the form of memes) via a study-specific application, with cognitive fatigue measured daily. Panel linear regression models revealed a significant positive interaction between cognitive fatigue and message type. Our results suggest that the resilience of humorous messages to cognitive fatigue and their potential as motivational tools position them as a more robust choice for promoting PA. Importantly, when cognitively fatigued individuals received humorous messages, their walking behaviors showed no significant change, in contrast to the detrimental impact of nonhumorous messages on exercise. Recognizing the differential effects of cognitive fatigue on message effectiveness and considering the potential of humorous messages as motivational tools offers a valuable perspective for tailoring interventions to individual states.

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认知疲劳、幽默和体育锻炼：一项现场实验，测试幽默信息是否能促进认知疲劳者步行。

尽管幽默信息在各种健康干预中取得了成功，但其在促进体育锻炼（PA）方面的作用仍未得到充分研究。本研究针对这一空白，调查了幽默信息在为期两周的智能手机干预中的有效性，旨在促进步行行为，尤其是对认知疲劳者的步行行为。女性参与者（n = 57；Mage = 32.00；SD = 4.385）通过研究特定的应用程序接收幽默、非幽默或两者混合的信息（以备忘录的形式），并每天测量认知疲劳程度。面板线性回归模型显示，认知疲劳与信息类型之间存在显著的正交互作用。我们的研究结果表明，幽默信息对认知疲劳的抵御能力及其作为激励工具的潜力，使其成为促进公共活动量的更有力的选择。重要的是，当认知疲劳者收到幽默信息时，他们的步行行为并没有发生显著变化，这与非幽默信息对运动的不利影响形成了鲜明对比。认识到认知疲劳对信息效果的不同影响，并考虑幽默信息作为激励工具的潜力，为根据个体状态调整干预措施提供了一个有价值的视角。

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Health Communication Multiple-

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8.20

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10.30%

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184

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