Behaviour change Flashcards

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Reason to exercise

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  • Weight control
  • ^ health
  • ↓ stress & depression
  • Fun
  • ^ self esteem
  • socialising
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Reasons for not exercising

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  • Perceived lack of time
  • Lack of energy
  • lack of motivation
  • sedentary behaviour
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Problem of exercise adherence

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  • 50% dropout from exercise programmes within 6 months
  • Because prescriptions ignore psychological readiness, do not ^ motivation, can be too challenging & don’t promote long term behaviour change
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Theory of planned behaviour - explain

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  • Attitudes, subjective norms & perceived behaviour control influence intentions which in turn dictate behaviour
  • Attitudes (towards a behaviour)
  • Subjective norms (product of beliefs about others opinions & personal motivation to comply)
  • Perceived behavioural control (perceived of personal ability to perform behaviour)
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How TPB can change behaviour & ^ sporting participation

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  • Understand participants central beliefs (fun, ^ skill, cause injuries ect) & consider them when implementing a training programme
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Self determination theory - explain

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  • when motivation to feel connected to others, function effectively & feel a sense of personal imitative
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How SDT can change behaviour & ^ sporting participation

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  • Autonomy in exercise & strong social support = ^ motivation & exercise adherence
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Ecological models - explain

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  • How environments & behaviours effect each other (intrapersonal, interpersonal, institutional & policy)
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How Ecological model can change behaviour & ^ sporting participation

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  • The physical environment will influence behaviour

- prompts for stair use, fitness centre access, opportunities ect

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Determinants of exercise adherence

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  • Demographic - age, gender
  • Psychological - motivation, body image
  • Behavioural - previous experience, lifestyle
  • Sociocultural - influences, social support
  • Environmental, facilities access, local area
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Demographic variables

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  • Education, income & socioeconomic status all positively linked to PA
  • PA ↓ w/ age
  • Males > Females
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Cognitive & personality variables

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  • ^ Self efficacy & motivation = ^ PA

- personality variables also interact & influence PA

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Behaviours

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  • Early sport involvement = position relationship = ^ adult PA patterns
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Environmental factors

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  • Social - ^ social support = ^ PA & adherence
  • Physical - Perceived convenience & availability of activities (climate & time also influence)
  • PA characteristics - intensity, frequency, duration all effect. discomfort (eg running vs walking) during program affects adherence. Group programs > induvial
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Settings for exercise interventions

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  • Informational - prompt community wide change eg stair use
  • Behavioural/social - school PE support community or individual health change
  • Environmental/policy - ^ access to PA
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Strategies for ^ exercise adherence - Behaviour modification

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  • Using prompts to initiate behaviour (PA) can be verbal, physical or symbolic
  • Contracting - signing an exercise contract (expectations & responsibilities)
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Strategies for ^ exercise adherence - Reinforcement approaches

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  • Charting attendance ^ participation
  • Reward attendance & participation
  • Feedback (individualised feedback = better)
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Strategies for ^ exercise adherence - Cognitive - behavioural approach

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Goal setting - should be self set, flexible & time based
Association & dissociation - thinking about the environment rather than feelings may ^ adherence because boredom & fatigue ↓

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Strategies for ^ exercise adherence - Decision making approaches

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  • decision balance sheet w/ pros & cons ^ adherence because they make the positive decision to adhere
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Strategies for ^ exercise adherence - Social support approaches

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  • social support eg verbal reminders, companionship, practical assistance, transport ect
  • ^ SS = ^ PA adherence/levels
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Strategies for ^ exercise adherence - Intrinsic

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  • Extrinsic motivation = initial success then potential drop off
  • Intrinsic = longer lasting motivation, if PA is found fun/motivating much more likely to be adhered to
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^ adherence guidelines

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  • Provide cues, make it fun, promote groups/buddies, range of activates, individual feedback, rewards, record PA, social support, ect