Reading Week 5 - Theories of Physical Activity Behaviour Change

Question 1

What did the introduction of theoretical framework in the late 80s and early 90s provide to the field?

Answer 1

• Structure and context for understanding physical activity

Question 2

What are the four theoretical framework highlighted in the reading?

Answer 2

• Social Cognitive Approach
• Humanistic / Organismic Approach
• Socioecological Approach
• Dual Process Approach

Question 3

What is the focus of the social cognitive approach?

Answer 3

• Dominates the understanding of physical activity behaviour
• Emphasizes expectancies and values in predicting behaviour but faces challenges in intervention effectiveness

Question 4

Why is the social cognitive approach still popular?

Answer 4

• alignment with health-focused rationales
• ease of application
• pragmatic factors like mentorship/research efficiency

Question 4

Explain the humanistic/organismic framework

Answer 4

• Emphasizes inherent human needs and self-determination

Question 5

Why is the humanistic / self-determination theory popular?

Answer 5

• empirical support
• ease of teaching
• ability to guide interventions

Question 6

What are the critisicms of Self-determination theory?

Answer 6

• Need to expand beyond three basic psychological needs
• Limitation in conceptualization and measurement

Question 7

What are some criticisms of the social cognitive framework?

Answer 7

• Limitations in conceptualization and measurement

Question 8

Explain the dual process framework

Answer 8

• Categorize individual-level behavioural determinants into reflective and non-conscious influences

Question 9

What do reflective processes involve?

Answer 9

• deliberate, effortful, and intentional effect

Question 10

Describe non-conscious processes

Answer 10

• Spontaneous
• Hard to control

Question 11

What do reflective processes include?

Answer 11

Social-Cognitive Variables
- Intentions
- values

Question 12

What do non-conscious processes involve?

Answer 12

• Habits
• Automative Evaluation
• Motivations

Question 13

What does the integration with hedonic motivation premises offer?

Answer 13

• Insight into how feelings during physical activity impact future behaviour

Question 14

What is non-conscious regulation of physical activity grounded in?

Answer 14

• Associative learning and Connectionist models of memory

Question 15

what is memory conceptualized as?

Answer 15

• A network of associated concepts activated by cues

Question 16

How does memory influence behaviour?

Answer 16

• Through approach and avoidance tendencies

Question 17

How do dual-process physical- activity studies work?

Answer 17

• Simultaneously test non-conscious and reflective processes in predicting behaviour

Question 18

Where does the evidence from the study on dual-process models point?

Answer 18

• Positive association between physical activity and habits, automatic evaluations, and other non-conscious factors

Question 19

What happens with the positive associations when controlled for reflective motivations?

Answer 19

• Remain Significant

Question 20

What should dual process frameworks be considered as?

Answer 20

• Heuristics for understanding influences on physical activity rather than rigid theories

Question 21

What does the socioecological framework suggest behaviour results from?

Answer 21

• Direct, indirect, and interactive influences from multiple levels

Question 22

What levels might influence behaviours based on socioecological framework?

Answer 22

• Individual
• Social
• Environmental
• Policy Factors

Question 23

What does the socioecological framework emphasize?

Answer 23

• role of environmental settings in shaping physical activity behaviour

Question 24

What gives the socioecological framework traction?

Answer 24

• its focus on environmental and policy influences
• Filling a gap left by individual-focused frameworks

Question 25

Where are the criticisms for the socioecological framework?

Answer 25

• Lack of theoretical refinement
• Difficulty in falsification
• challenges in balancing individual choice with environmental influences