Imagery interventions in health behavior: A meta-analysis.

Conroy, Dominic; Hagger, Martin S.

doi:10.1037/hea0000625

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“…Importantly, participants were required to actively acknowledge they endorsed the position advocated in the materials. Similarly, building on imagery intervention research (Conroy & Hagger, 2018; Hagger, Lonsdale, & Chatzisarantis, 2011; Hagger et al, 2012; Hamilton, Keech, Peden, & Hagger, 2019; Pham & Taylor, 1999), Keech et al (2019) developed a novel imagery‐based technique to induce a stress‐is‐enhancing mindset. Participants were initially prompted to identify typical stressors in their daily life, and then engage in a series of visualization exercises in which they imagined the potentially positive consequences of stressor and the actions they could take to experience these positive consequences.…”

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Managing stress during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic and beyond: Reappraisal and mindset approaches

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“…To compensate for the missing home visits, participants visualise themselves performing specific LiFE activities in their home environment (BCT 15.2. mental rehearsal of successful performance). Visualisation as a mental technique [48] has been applied in LiFE [33] and was successfully used in previous physical activity interventions [49,50] and has been positively evaluated in a meta-analysis [51].…”

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Development of a conceptual framework for a group-based format of the Lifestyle-integrated Functional Exercise (gLiFE) programme and its initial feasibility testing

Kramer

Labudek

Jansen

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Background: The Lifestyle-integrated Functional Exercise (LiFE) programme is a fall prevention programme originally taught in a resource-intensive one-to-one format with limited feasibility for large-scale implementation. The aim of this paper is to present the conceptual framework and initial feasibility evaluation of a group-based LiFE (gLiFE) format developed for large-scale implementation. Methods: The conceptual gLiFE framework (part I) is based on three pillars, LiFE Activities and Principles, Theory of Behaviour Change and Behaviour Change Techniques, and Instruction. The feasibility of gLiFE was tested (part II) within a multimodal approach including quantitative questionnaires measuring safety, acceptability (1 = best to 7 = insufficient), and adherence to the LiFE activities (range = 0-14) as well as a focus group interview. Exploratory self-reported measures on behaviour change including self-determined motivation (range = 1-5), intention, planning, action control, and habit strength (range = 1-6) were assessed pre and post intervention. Data analyses were performed using descriptive statistics and qualitative content analysis. Results: The development process resulted in a manualised gLiFE concept containing standardised information on gLiFE's content and structure. Feasibility testing: Six older adults (median = 72.8 years, 5 female) completed the feasibility study and rated safety (median = 7.0, IQR = 0.3) and acceptability as high (median = 1, IQR = 1). Participants implemented 9.5 LiFE activities (IQR = 4.0) into their daily routines. No adverse events occurred during the study. In the focus group, the group format and LiFE activities were perceived as positive and important for maintaining strength and balance capacity. Self-determined motivation intention, planning, and habit strength were rated higher post intervention. Conclusion: The developed conceptual gLiFE framework represents the basis for a gLiFE format with potential for standardised large-scale implementation. Proof-of-concept could be demonstrated in a group of communitydwelling older adults at risk of falling. The public health potential of gLiFE in terms of (cost-)effectiveness is currently being evaluated in a large trial.

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“…For further details of the study design and procedure, see the study pre-registration: https://osf.io/en7q8/ Intervention development and optimization. The intervention materials were developed based on examples and mechanisms identified in our prior research (Keech et al, 2018); the three domains of stress mindset (performance and productivity, health and vitality, and learning and growth; Crum et al, 2013); and best-practice techniques for mental imagery interventions (Conroy & Hagger, 2018;Hamilton, Keech, Peden, & Hagger, 2019). Prior to recording, the imagery scripts were reviewed by a panel of experts, and by two members of the target population.…”

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“…The current study has several strengths that enhance understanding of the effects of stress mindsets on health and performance outcomes. First, the study tested a novel imagerybased intervention which was rigorously pilot tested and informed by prior research into stress mindset (Keech et al, 2018), and best practice guidelines for imagery interventions (Conroy & Hagger, 2018;Hamilton et al, 2019). Second, the study sought to minimize bias using a pre-registered double-blinded randomized controlled trial design.…”

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Changing Stress Mindsets with a Novel Imagery Intervention: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Keech¹,

Hagger²,

Hamilton³

2019

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Objective: Changing individuals' stress mindset has emerged as a technique that may be effective in aiding stress management, but there is limited data on the effects of this technique in managing stress in 'real world' contexts beyond a few days. This study aimed to (1) evaluate the efficacy of a novel imagery-based intervention in changing stress mindset; and,(2) evaluate the effect of the intervention on stress-related outcomes, compared to a control, after two weeks. Methods: The study adopted a pre-registered randomized controlled trial design. University students (N = 150) attended a research laboratory twice over two weeks, receiving the intervention or control condition stimuli in Session 1, and completing measures in both sessions. Academic performance data was collected from university records. Results:Mixed model ANOVAs revealed a large-sized difference in stress mindset among intervention group participants immediately following the intervention and at the follow-up relative to controls. There were also robust effects of the intervention on perceived distress, positive and negative affect, proactive behavior, and academic performance at the follow-up in individuals with high baseline perceived distress, although not in the whole sample. Conclusions:Findings indicate that the intervention is a promising approach for changing individuals' stress mindset and that changing stress mindset can have beneficial effects on coping with ecological stressors. Future research should use intensive longitudinal designs to examine momentary activation of stress mindset and responses to ecological stress.

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Imagery interventions in health behavior: A meta-analysis.

Abstract: Results support effects of mental imagery interventions on health behaviors, identify conditions in which they may be more effective, and point to how future imagery interventions might be optimized. (PsycINFO Database Record

Cited by 99 publications

References 52 publications

Managing stress during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic and beyond: Reappraisal and mindset approaches

Managing stress during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic and beyond: Reappraisal and mindset approaches

Development of a conceptual framework for a group-based format of the Lifestyle-integrated Functional Exercise (gLiFE) programme and its initial feasibility testing

Changing Stress Mindsets with a Novel Imagery Intervention: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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