Awareness of a disconnect between the value assigned to health and the effort devoted to health increases the intention to become more physically active
ABSTRACTBackground Intrinsic values and priorities influence decision-making and are, therefore, important to consider explicitly in intervention development. Although health is generally considered an important value, individuals often make unhealthy choices, indicating a values disconnect.Study ai...
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| author | Lorraine L. Landais Judith G.M. Jelsma Evert A.L.M. Verhagen Danielle R.M. Timmermans Olga C. Damman |
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| description | ABSTRACTBackground Intrinsic values and priorities influence decision-making and are, therefore, important to consider explicitly in intervention development. Although health is generally considered an important value, individuals often make unhealthy choices, indicating a values disconnect.Study aim To investigate how becoming aware of a disconnect between the value assigned to health and the effort devoted to health is related to intentions and commitment for behavioural change and physical activity among inactive adults.Methods We performed a secondary exploratory analysis on previously collected data. The intervention included a values exercise based on the Disconnected Values Model (DVM) that made disconnected values explicit to participants in two study arms. We compared participants with a disconnect (n = 138) with participants without a disconnect (n = 101) regarding intentions and commitment for behavioural change and physical activity and sitting time 2–4 weeks follow-up. Logistic and linear regression analyses were performed to analyse the data.Results Between-group differences were found for the intention to devote more effort to health (OR = 3.75; 95%CI: 2.05; 6.86) and for the intention to become more physically active (OR = 2.21; 95%CI: 1.10; 4.46), indicating that significantly more participants with a disconnect were motivated to change, compared to participants without a disconnect. No between-group differences were found for commitment, intention strength, follow-up physical activity and sitting time.Conclusion Making explicit a disconnect regarding health in an active choice intervention was associated with intentions to become more physically active. Still, it did not translate in significant behaviour change at 2–4 weeks follow-up.Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04973813. Retrospectively registered.Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT04973813.. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cffeac9754774cf98f13a568d22fad362024-03-25T16:25:58ZengTaylor & Francis GroupHealth Psychology and Behavioral Medicine2164-28502023-12-0111110.1080/21642850.2023.2242484Awareness of a disconnect between the value assigned to health and the effort devoted to health increases the intention to become more physically activeLorraine L. Landais0Judith G.M. Jelsma1Evert A.L.M. Verhagen2Danielle R.M. Timmermans3Olga C. Damman4Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsDepartment of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsDepartment of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsDepartment of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsDepartment of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsABSTRACTBackground Intrinsic values and priorities influence decision-making and are, therefore, important to consider explicitly in intervention development. Although health is generally considered an important value, individuals often make unhealthy choices, indicating a values disconnect.Study aim To investigate how becoming aware of a disconnect between the value assigned to health and the effort devoted to health is related to intentions and commitment for behavioural change and physical activity among inactive adults.Methods We performed a secondary exploratory analysis on previously collected data. The intervention included a values exercise based on the Disconnected Values Model (DVM) that made disconnected values explicit to participants in two study arms. We compared participants with a disconnect (n = 138) with participants without a disconnect (n = 101) regarding intentions and commitment for behavioural change and physical activity and sitting time 2–4 weeks follow-up. Logistic and linear regression analyses were performed to analyse the data.Results Between-group differences were found for the intention to devote more effort to health (OR = 3.75; 95%CI: 2.05; 6.86) and for the intention to become more physically active (OR = 2.21; 95%CI: 1.10; 4.46), indicating that significantly more participants with a disconnect were motivated to change, compared to participants without a disconnect. No between-group differences were found for commitment, intention strength, follow-up physical activity and sitting time.Conclusion Making explicit a disconnect regarding health in an active choice intervention was associated with intentions to become more physically active. Still, it did not translate in significant behaviour change at 2–4 weeks follow-up.Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04973813. Retrospectively registered.Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT04973813..https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21642850.2023.2242484Physical activityactive choicedisconnected values modeldecision makingweb-based intervention |
| spellingShingle | Lorraine L. Landais Judith G.M. Jelsma Evert A.L.M. Verhagen Danielle R.M. Timmermans Olga C. Damman Awareness of a disconnect between the value assigned to health and the effort devoted to health increases the intention to become more physically active Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine Physical activity active choice disconnected values model decision making web-based intervention |
| title | Awareness of a disconnect between the value assigned to health and the effort devoted to health increases the intention to become more physically active |
| title_full | Awareness of a disconnect between the value assigned to health and the effort devoted to health increases the intention to become more physically active |
| title_fullStr | Awareness of a disconnect between the value assigned to health and the effort devoted to health increases the intention to become more physically active |
| title_full_unstemmed | Awareness of a disconnect between the value assigned to health and the effort devoted to health increases the intention to become more physically active |
| title_short | Awareness of a disconnect between the value assigned to health and the effort devoted to health increases the intention to become more physically active |
| title_sort | awareness of a disconnect between the value assigned to health and the effort devoted to health increases the intention to become more physically active |
| topic | Physical activity active choice disconnected values model decision making web-based intervention |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21642850.2023.2242484 |
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