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A Review and Meta-Analysis of Affective Judgments and Physical Activity in Adult Populations

Rhodes, Ryan E., Fiala, Bonnie, Conner, Mark·2009·Annals of Behavioral Medicine
DOI 10.1007/s12160-009-9147-y
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BACKGROUND: Popular theories of health behavior have often been criticized for neglecting an affective component to behavioral engagement. PURPOSE: This study reviewed affective judgment (AJ) constructs employed in physical activity research to assess the relationship with behavior. Studies were eligible if they included: (a) a measure of physical activity; (b) a distinct measure of AJ (e.g., affective attitude, enjoyment, intrinsic motivation); and (c) involved participants with a mean age of 18 years or older. METHODS: Literature searches were concluded in September, 2009 among five key search engines. This search yielded a total of 10,631 potentially relevant records; of these, 102 passed the eligibility criteria. Random effects meta-analysis procedures with correction for sampling and measurement bias were employed in the analysis. RESULTS: Articles were published between 1989 and 2009, with sample sizes ranging from 15 to 6,739. Of the studies included, 82 were correlational and 20 were experimental, yielding 114 independent samples. The majority of the correlational samples reported a significant positive correlation between AJ and physical activity (83 out of 85), with a summary r of 0.42 (95% CI 0.37 to 0.46) that was invariant across the measures employed, study quality, population sampled and cultural variables. Experimental studies demonstrated that persuasive, information-based, and self-regulatory interventions failed to change AJ; by contrast, environmental and experiential interventions showed promise in their capability to influence AJ. CONCLUSIONS: The results point to a medium-effect size relationship between AJ and physical activity. Interventions that change AJ are scarce despite their potential for changing physical activity. Future experimental work designed to evaluate the causal impact ofAJ on physical activity is required.

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Authors
Rhodes, R. E., Fiala, B., & Conner, M.
Affiliations
  • University of Victoria (CA)
  • University of Leeds (GB)
Corresponding author
  • Rhodes, Ryan E.
  • Fiala, Bonnie
  • Conner, Mark
ORCID
Venue
Annals of Behavioral Medicine
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
2009-12
Volume
38
Issue
3
Pages
180-204
ISSN
  • 0742-5554 (ISSN-L)
  • 0883-6612
  • 1532-4796
DOI
10.1007/s12160-009-9147-y
OpenAlex
W1974130180
Cited by
429
References
165
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.21
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Annals of Behavioral Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Physical Activity and Health
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Behavioral Health and Interventions
Keywords
affective judgment, physical activity, affective attitudes, enjoyment, intrinsic motivation, health behavior, persuasive interventions, environmental interventions, experiential interventions, adults
MeSH terms
Adult, Affect, Humans, Judgment, Motivation, Motor Activity

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