Habits Predict Physical Activity on Days When Intentions Are Weak

Rebar, Amanda L.; Elavsky, Steriani; Maher, Jaclyn P.; Doerksen, Shawna E.; Conroy, David E.

doi:10.1123/jsep.2013-0173

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“…In order to conceptualise the patterns of effects of explicit and implicit measures on behavior, several dual-process or dual-systems models have been proposed [28,29]. It is important to measure implicit and explicit measures together in order to fully investigate the patterns of effects between the two measures in predicting behaviour [30][31][32][33]. Both the implicit and explicit measures may act synergistically or antagonistically to predict behaviour [31].…”

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The Effect of Men's Body Attitudes and Motivation for Gym Attendance

Caudwell

Keatley

2016

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

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The Effect of Men's Body Attitudes and Motivation for Gym Attendance

Caudwell

Keatley

2016

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

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“…Although the cross‐sectional design precludes the ability to determine direction of causality, one possible interpretation of these data is that temporal consistency in PA could be beneficial for forming PA habits and fostering a high level of PA. For example, individuals who routinely perform PA at the same time of day may develop stronger cue‐behavior relationships and greater PA automaticity than individuals with a temporally variable PA routine . Consequently, temporally consistent exercisers may be less vulnerable to day‐to‐day fluctuations in deliberate intentions for PA and achieve higher PA levels . Alternatively, it is also possible that individuals who engage in a regular, high level of MVPA happen to develop temporal consistency in their exercise routine over time.…”

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“…For example, through consistently exercising immediately after work, leaving work may become paired with going to the gym. Strong cue‐behavior associations increase the habitual nature and automaticity (i.e., performance with lowered conscious awareness or volition) of PA, thus reducing the day‐to‐day attention, effort, and motivation required to perform PA .…”

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Relationship of Consistency in Timing of Exercise Performance and Exercise Levels Among Successful Weight Loss Maintainers

Schumacher

Thomas

Raynor

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Obesity

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Objective: This study aimed to evaluate whether consistency in time of day that moderate-to vigorousintensity physical activity (MVPA) is performed relates to MVPA levels among successful weight loss maintainers in the National Weight Control Registry. Methods: Participants (n = 375) reporting MVPA on ≥ 2 d/wk completed measures of temporal consistency in physical activity (PA) (> 50% of MVPA sessions per week occurring during the same time window: early/ late morning, afternoon, or evening), PA levels, PA automaticity, and consistency in cues underlying PA habit formation (e.g., location). Results: Most (68.0%) participants reported temporally consistent MVPA. These individuals reported higher MVPA frequency (4.8 ± 1.6 vs. 4.4 ± 1.5 d/wk; P = 0.007) and duration (median [IQR]: 350.0 [200.0-510.0] vs. 285.0 [140.0-460.0] min/wk; P = 0.03), and they were more likely to achieve the national MVPA guideline (≥ 150 min/wk) than temporally inconsistent exercisers (86.3% vs. 74.2%, P = 0.004). Among temporally consistent exercisers, 47.8% were early-morning exercisers; MVPA levels did not differ by time of day of routine MVPA performance (P > 0.05). Greater automaticity and consistency in several cues were related to greater MVPA among all participants. Conclusions: Most participants reported consistent timing of MVPA. Temporal consistency was associated with greater MVPA, regardless of the specific time of day of routine MVPA performance. Consistency in exercise timing and other cues might help explain characteristic high PA levels among successful maintainers.

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“…Neal, Wood & Drolet, 2013). Rebar, Elavsky, Maher, Doerksen, and Conroy (2014) found that individuals with strong exercise habits were likely to exercise even on days when their intention to do so was low(er). Habits are resistant to changes in reflective factors, such as behavioural intentions or beliefs, do not tax cognitive and self-regulatory resources, and are the default behaviour.…”

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Automatic processes and self-regulation of illness

Orbell

Phillips

2018

Health Psychology Review

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Research on the Commonsense Self-Regulation Model has emphasised reflective/conscious perceptual processes regarding illness threat (beliefs about symptoms, consequences, timeline, and curability) in predicting and changing coping behaviours. Understanding of illness self-regulation and avenues for intervention might be enriched by consideration of automatic processes that influence the recognition and identification of illness, response to illness, and ongoing management. This article adopts an integrative approach to (1) outline the theoretical importance of implicit processes in patients' self-regulation of illness and methods to study them; (2) review research evidence for these processes, including interventions tested to modify them; and (3) outline avenues for future research. A substantial body of research on implicit processes (cognitive bias and interpretational bias) in illness maintenance in chronic illness has recently been extended to detection and interpretation of acute illness and new perspectives relating to the self-system. There is encouraging evidence that cognitive accessibility of coping and implicit attitudes may impact upon coping behaviours. Procedures that strategically automatise coping responses and create habits have considerable promise. We outline an agenda for future research in which health psychology accepts the challenge posed by the interplay of the reflective and associative systems in promoting effective self-regulation of illness.

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Habits Predict Physical Activity on Days When Intentions Are Weak

Cited by 61 publications

References 67 publications

The Effect of Men's Body Attitudes and Motivation for Gym Attendance

The Effect of Men's Body Attitudes and Motivation for Gym Attendance

Relationship of Consistency in Timing of Exercise Performance and Exercise Levels Among Successful Weight Loss Maintainers

Automatic processes and self-regulation of illness

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