Physical Activity in Women
Abstract
Background A physically active lifestyle during midlife is critical to the maintenance of high physical functioning. This study tested whether an intervention that combined information with cognitive-behavioral strategies had a better effect on women's physical activity than an information-only intervention. Design A 4-month longitudinal RCT comparing two brief interventions was conducted between July 2003 and September 2004. Analyses were completed in June 2008. Setting and participants 256 women aged 30-50 years in a large metropolitan area in Germany. Intervention The study compared a health information intervention with an information + self-regulation intervention. All participants received the same information intervention; participants in the information + self-regulation group additionally learned a technique that integrates mental contrasting with implementation intentions. Main outcome measures Self-reported minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per week. Results Participants in the information + self-regulation group were twice as physically active (i.e., nearly 1 hour more per week) as participants in the information group. This difference appeared as early as the first week after intervention and was maintained over the course of the 4 months. Participants in the information group slightly increased their baseline physical activity after intervention. Conclusions Women who learned a self-regulation technique during an information session were substantially more active than women who participated in only the information session. The self-regulation technique should be tested further as a tool for increasing the impact of interventions on behavioral change.
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- Authors
- Stadler, G., Oettingen, G., & Gollwitzer, P. M.
- Affiliations
- Columbia University (US)
- Universität Hamburg (DE)
- University of Konstanz (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Stadler, Gertraud
- Venue
- American Journal of Preventive Medicine
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2009-01
- Volume
- 36
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 29-34
- ISSN
- 0749-3797 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2129168923
- Cited by
- 188
- References
- 33
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 15 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 16 · 2018: 14 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 17 · 2015: 13 · 2014: 14 · 2013: 14 · 2012: 12
- FWCI
- 13.43
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- American Journal of Preventive Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- KOPS (University of Konstanz) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- Keywords
- physical activity, women, midlife, cognitive-behavioral intervention, self-regulation, mental contrasting, implementation intentions, health information interventions, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, behavior change, brief intervention
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Middle Aged, Motivation, Motor Activity, Social Control, Informal, Health Behavior, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Women's Health
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