Exercise Behavior Among Young Adults Study

Summary

The rate of adult obesity in the United States has increased more than two times since 1970, and the rate of child-teen obesity has increased by four times. One of the antecedents of obesity is an inactive lifestyle. Exercise has been known to be associated with increases in both physical and mental health by increasing longevity, preventing risk of obesity, coronary heart disease, and hypertension, and increasing self-esteem and overall quality of life. The broad aim of the current study is to investigate the effectiveness of psychoeducational training to increase exercise activity initiation and maintenance in young adults.

The goal of this study is to compare three training approaches for college students to increase exercise behavior. One approach provides general information on the different types of exercises and benefits of engaging in exercise behavior after an initial questionnaire assessment session. A second approach includes the general exercise information and questionnaire assessment as well as training on how to create specific goal intentions (i.e., implementation intentions) to aid in exercise initiation. A third approach uses all the components of the second approach but also tests the utility of a personality-informed module by incorporating concepts from the theory of learned industriousness. It is expected that the third approach will be the most effective in helping participants initiate and maintain their exercise activities during the course of the study duration.

Conditions

• Physical Activity

Interventions

OTHER

Exercise info

Discussion: * benefits of exercise * types of exercise * exercise guidelines * components of an exercise session * how to reduce risk of injuries

OTHER

Implementation intentions

Discussion of: * barriers to exercise and how to address/overcome barriers * how to create detailed exercise plans

OTHER

Industriousness

Discussion of: * realistic monitoring of efforts related to exercise * reaching and pushing past thresholds for sustained effort for exercise

DEVICE

pedometer

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Wayne State University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Phuong T Vo, BA · Wayne State University

• Tim D Bogg, PhD · Wayne State University

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

24 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2013-08-31

Primary Completion

2016-05-31

Completion

2016-05-31

Countries

• United States

Study Locations