Self-Efficacy for Physical Activity-A Question of Item Framing and Age?
J Aging Phys Act
; 28(2): 173-179, 2020 04 24.
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ABSTRACT
Older adults process and remember positive information relatively better than negative information, compared with younger adults; this is known as the positivity effect. This study examined whether older adults compared with younger adults also respond differently to positively and negatively framed questionnaire items. Participants (N = 275; age = 18-81 years) were randomly assigned to a positively or negatively framed version of a self-efficacy for physical activity questionnaire. Self-efficacy, physical activity intentions, and planned physical activity in the following week were regressed on experimental group and age, controlling for baseline physical activity and covariates. A significant Age × Frame interaction showed that item framing made a difference in planned physical activity for the oldest age group (+350 min compared with the youngest group). This study provides initial support for the positivity effect in item framing on physical activity plans, but not on intentions or self-efficacy. Item framing should be taken into consideration for accurate measurement, but could also be a simple intervention approach.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Ejercicio Físico
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Encuestas y Cuestionarios
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Autoeficacia
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Intención
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Humans
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Middle aged
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En
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J Aging Phys Act
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2020
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Article