Changing self-reported physical activity using different types of affectively and cognitively framed health messages, in a student population.
Psychol Health Med
; 21(2): 198-207, 2016.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25571997
ABSTRACT
The present research focused upon the power of different messages to increase self-reported physical activity (PA). Five hundered and ninety six participants were randomised to one of five conditions that varied in the content of message short-term affective, short-term cognitive, long-term affective, long-term cognitive and a no message control. PA was measured at baseline and follow-up (seven days later) was done using the Godin Leisure Time Exercise Questionnaire over the subsequent seven day period. The affective short-term message (ASM) was shown to be equally effective at increasing self-reported PA as a cognitive long-term message. Furthermore, when controlling for baseline activity levels, the ASM emerged as being the message that produced the highest levels of self-reported PA at follow-up. The findings point to the value of distinguishing between health messages in terms of the focus on affective and cognitive outcomes and the temporal nature of the outcomes (short-term or long-term).
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Students
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Exercise
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Health Communication
Type of study:
Clinical_trials
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Year:
2016
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Article