NCT02538068

The Psychology of Physical Activity

Meaning and Purpose as Predictors of Physical Activity Maintenance

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 160 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Colorado, Denver · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 30 Years – 89 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study plans to learn more about psychosocial factors that contribute to adopting physical activity. The goal of this study is to improve upon existing theories of behavior change in order to help other people become more physically active.

Detailed description

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between personal life meaning and purpose and physical activity maintenance in a group of previously sedentary adults starting new exercise programs. Participants complete questionnaires at baseline, 4 weeks, and 12 weeks after starting an exercise program. Participants are randomly assigned to complete questionnaires about daily meaning, mood, and activity for the first 4 weeks or to complete 8 random questionnaires about daily activities over the first 4 weeks. It is hypothesized that personal life meaning and purpose will be related to greater exercise participation at 12 weeks.

Conditions

• Sedentary Lifestyle

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Daily Surveys	Participants complete 28 daily surveys of daily meaning, mood, and physical activities.
BEHAVIORAL	Random Surveys (8)	Participants complete 8 random surveys of activities over the past 24 hours during the first 4 weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-01-01
• Primary completion: 2016-02-01
• Completion: 2016-02-01
• First posted: 2015-09-02
• Last updated: 2016-03-10