Goal conflict and the physical activity intention-behavior relationship: Insights from a study of People's daily experiences

IF 3.1 2区心理学 Q2 HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM

Psychology of Sport and Exercise Pub Date : 2025-01-10 DOI:10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102805

Steven R. Bray , Sheereen Harris

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Abstract

Although intention is a strong predictor of moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA), several factors moderate the intention-behavior relationship. People experience goal conflict when one or more of their goals makes it more difficult to pursue other goals. Goal conflict was examined as a moderator of the intention-behavior relation using data from ecological momentary assessments and accelerometer-derived estimates of MVPA. Participants (N = 100; 22 males) wore an accelerometer and responded to digital surveys assessing MVPA intentions and goal conflict up to four times daily for seven consecutive days. MVPA in the 180-min epoch following each survey prompt was recorded. Multilevel modelling was used to analyze the data using the disaggregated between- and within-person effects. Results revealed an intention-behavior gap of 30% and significant within-person effects for intention and goal conflict. Within-person goal conflict moderated the intention-behavior relationship such that when people had stronger intentions to be active compared to their average level of intention, they engaged in more MVPA; and when goal conflict was higher, compared to their average level of goal conflict, people engaged in less MVPA. Findings suggest experiencing higher goal conflict about engaging in MVPA thwarts people's abilities to follow through with their intentions to be active throughout the day.

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目标冲突与体育锻炼意向-行为关系：对人们日常经历的研究启示。

虽然意向是中高强度体育活动（MVPA）的一个强有力的预测因子，但有几个因素调节意向-行为关系。当一个目标使追求其他目标变得更加困难时，人们就会经历目标冲突。利用生态瞬时评估和加速度计估算的MVPA数据，研究了目标冲突在意向-行为关系中的调节作用。参与者(N = 100；22名男性)佩戴加速度计，并连续7天每天对评估MVPA意图和目标冲突的数字调查进行多达4次的回应。记录每次测量提示后180分钟内的MVPA。多层模型被用来分析数据，使用分解的人与人之间和人与人之间的影响。结果表明，意向-行为差距为30%，并且在意向和目标冲突方面存在显著的人内效应。个人目标冲突调节了意图-行为关系，当人们的积极意图比他们的平均意图水平更强时，他们会参与更多的MVPA；当目标冲突更高时，与他们的平均目标冲突水平相比，人们的MVPA更少。研究结果表明，在MVPA中经历更高的目标冲突会阻碍人们在一天中坚持自己的目标。

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Psychology of Sport and Exercise 医学-心理学

CiteScore

6.40

自引率

5.90%

发文量

172

审稿时长

69 days

期刊介绍： Psychology of Sport and Exercise is an international forum for scholarly reports in the psychology of sport and exercise, broadly defined. The journal is open to the use of diverse methodological approaches. Manuscripts that will be considered for publication will present results from high quality empirical research, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, commentaries concerning already published PSE papers or topics of general interest for PSE readers, protocol papers for trials, and reports of professional practice (which will need to demonstrate academic rigour and go beyond mere description). The CONSORT guidelines consort-statement need to be followed for protocol papers for trials; authors should present a flow diagramme and attach with their cover letter the CONSORT checklist. For meta-analysis, the PRISMA prisma-statement guidelines should be followed; authors should present a flow diagramme and attach with their cover letter the PRISMA checklist. For systematic reviews it is recommended that the PRISMA guidelines are followed, although it is not compulsory. Authors interested in submitting replications of published studies need to contact the Editors-in-Chief before they start their replication. We are not interested in manuscripts that aim to test the psychometric properties of an existing scale from English to another language, unless new validation methods are used which address previously unanswered research questions.