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Implicit attitudes, physical activity and self-regulatory capacity

Padin, Avelina C
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1467813684

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2016, Master of Arts, Ohio State University, Psychology.
Dual-process models of health behavior posit that conscious and non-conscious modes of processing independently influence whether or not a person chooses to engage in a target behavior. Prior research suggests that an individual’s implicit attitudes may influence their physical activity level above and beyond the effect of explicit attitudes. The current study examined the extent to which implicit attitudes were associated with physical activity and explored potential moderators of this association. Undergraduate students (N= 150) completed a personalized, Single-Category Implicit Association Test (SC-IAT) in order to measure their implicit attitudes towards physical activity. Participants also provided heart rate variability (HRV) data and self-reported their physical activity level and explicit attitudes towards exercise. Contrary to prior literature, implicit attitudes were not significantly associated with individuals’ reports of their total physical activity level, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, or leisure-time physical activity (LTPA). The association between implicit attitudes and PA was not moderated by HRV or EC. Subscales of EC measures were explored in order to determine whether a particular facet of EC attenuated the association between implicit attitudes and PA. While individual facets of EC did not emerge as moderators, activation control was associated with LTPA. Implicit attitudes and EC may influence the extent to which an individual engages in physical activity. However, prospective studies using objective measures of PA are necessary.
Janice Kiecolt-Glaser (Advisor)
Charles Emery (Committee Member)
Michael Vasey (Committee Member)
79 p.
Psychology
implicit attitudes; physical activity; effortful control; heart rate variability; HRV; self-regulatory capacity

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  • Padin, A. C. (2016). Implicit attitudes, physical activity and self-regulatory capacity [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1467813684

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Padin, Avelina. Implicit attitudes, physical activity and self-regulatory capacity. 2016. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1467813684.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Padin, Avelina. "Implicit attitudes, physical activity and self-regulatory capacity." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1467813684

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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