Comparing habit-behaviour relationships for organised versus leisure time physical activity
Evidence shows that people with strong physical activity habits tend to engage in more physical activity than those with weaker habits, but little is known about how habit influences specific types of physical activity. This study aimed to test whether mean level of habit strength and magnitude of t...
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| author | Newman, Katerina Forestier, Cyril Cheval, Boris Zenko, Zachary de Chanaleilles, Margaux Gardner, Benjamin Rebar, Amanda L. |
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| description | Evidence shows that people with strong physical activity habits tend to engage in more physical activity than those with weaker habits, but little is known about how habit influences specific types of physical activity. This study aimed to test whether mean level of habit strength and magnitude of the habit strength – behaviour association differed as a function of physical activity modality. Participants (N = 120; M age = 25 years, 75% female) who reported engaging in organised sport separately reported their habit strength for organised sport and leisure time physical activity as well as the time they spent engaging in these physical activity behaviours. Means comparisons and multilevel modelling revealed that people had significantly stronger habit for organised sport than for leisure time physical activity. Crucially, no significant difference was found in the magnitude of the sport-habit and leisure-habit link. Post-hoc analyses revealed that habit was stronger for team sport compared to individual sport, but that there was no significant difference in sport-habit association between team and individual sports. Research should therefore focus on identifying the characteristics of team sports-based activity that are particularly conducive to habit formation as a precursor to developing interventions to promote performance of leisure time activity in a way that would attain such characteristics.
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| spelling | doaj.art-51c15b8b14e0413dafbe49dbeb5d700d2023-11-22T14:22:09ZengPeer Community InPeer Community Journal2804-38712023-08-01310.24072/pcjournal.31110.24072/pcjournal.311Comparing habit-behaviour relationships for organised versus leisure time physical activity Newman, Katerina0Forestier, Cyril1Cheval, Boris2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6236-4673Zenko, Zachary3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2887-6739de Chanaleilles, Margaux4Gardner, Benjamin5https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1223-5934Rebar, Amanda L.6https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3164-993XMotivation of Health Behaviours Lab, Appleton Institute, Central Queensland University – Rockhampton, AustraliaLaboratoire Motricité, Interactions, Performance, MIP - EA4334, Le Mans Université – Le Mans, FranceDepartment of Sport Sciences and Physical Education, Ecole normale supérieure Rennes – Bruz, France; Laboratory VIPS2, University of Rennes – Rennes, FranceCalifornia State University – Bakersfield, United States of AmericaLaboratoire SENS, Univ. Grenoble Alpes – Grenoble, FranceHabit Application and Theory group, Health Psychology Research Group, School of Psychology, University of Surrey – London, United KingdomMotivation of Health Behaviours Lab, Appleton Institute, Central Queensland University – Rockhampton, AustraliaEvidence shows that people with strong physical activity habits tend to engage in more physical activity than those with weaker habits, but little is known about how habit influences specific types of physical activity. This study aimed to test whether mean level of habit strength and magnitude of the habit strength – behaviour association differed as a function of physical activity modality. Participants (N = 120; M age = 25 years, 75% female) who reported engaging in organised sport separately reported their habit strength for organised sport and leisure time physical activity as well as the time they spent engaging in these physical activity behaviours. Means comparisons and multilevel modelling revealed that people had significantly stronger habit for organised sport than for leisure time physical activity. Crucially, no significant difference was found in the magnitude of the sport-habit and leisure-habit link. Post-hoc analyses revealed that habit was stronger for team sport compared to individual sport, but that there was no significant difference in sport-habit association between team and individual sports. Research should therefore focus on identifying the characteristics of team sports-based activity that are particularly conducive to habit formation as a precursor to developing interventions to promote performance of leisure time activity in a way that would attain such characteristics. https://peercommunityjournal.org/articles/10.24072/pcjournal.311/exercise; motivation; automaticity; physical activity modalities |
| spellingShingle | Newman, Katerina Forestier, Cyril Cheval, Boris Zenko, Zachary de Chanaleilles, Margaux Gardner, Benjamin Rebar, Amanda L. Comparing habit-behaviour relationships for organised versus leisure time physical activity Peer Community Journal exercise; motivation; automaticity; physical activity modalities |
| title | Comparing habit-behaviour relationships for organised versus leisure time physical activity
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| title_full | Comparing habit-behaviour relationships for organised versus leisure time physical activity
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| title_fullStr | Comparing habit-behaviour relationships for organised versus leisure time physical activity
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| title_full_unstemmed | Comparing habit-behaviour relationships for organised versus leisure time physical activity
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| title_short | Comparing habit-behaviour relationships for organised versus leisure time physical activity
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| title_sort | comparing habit behaviour relationships for organised versus leisure time physical activity |
| topic | exercise; motivation; automaticity; physical activity modalities |
| url | https://peercommunityjournal.org/articles/10.24072/pcjournal.311/ |
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