Depressive symptoms associated with psychological correlates of physical activity and perceived helpfulness of intervention features
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Depressive symptoms and psychological correlates of physical activity
Physical activity interventions based on traditional behavior change theories such as the theory of planned behavior (Ajzen, 1991), self-determination theory (Deci & Ryan, 2002), and Bandura, 1977, Bandura, 2004 social cognitive theory have focused on enhancing psychological constructs including a person's intentions to participate in physical activity, perceived behavioral control (i.e., perceptions of ability to perform the behavior), affective attitudes toward physical activity (i.e.,
Depressive symptoms and physical activity intervention features
There are a variety of behavior change techniques that can be implemented through a variety of delivery modes to assist people in increasing physical activity (Michie, Abraham, Whittington, McAteer, & Gupta, 2009), and there are increasing trends towards delivering these intervention strategies using web-based platforms (Davies et al., 2012, Vandelanotte et al., 2007). By using text, video, or graphical-based messaging, web-based physical activity interventions have been used to provide advice
The present study
The promotion of physical activity among those with depressive symptoms is a promising public health approach to reducing disease burden. However, little is known about how key psychological correlates of physical activity behavior differ as a function of frequency of depressive symptoms, or the unique intervention needs of people with frequent depressive symptoms. To inform future physical activity behavior change interventions targeting people with depressive symptoms, this study aimed to
Procedure & participants
Data used in this cross-sectional study were collected from the baseline assessment of a larger on-going research project (Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry number: ACTRN12613001215718). Participants were recruited via advertisements promoting a web-based physical activity intervention for people with depressive symptoms (‘Feeling down? Get active!’). Participants were required to be 18 years or older. Informed consent was provided prior to participating in the study. Approval for
Results
Participants (N = 514) filled out the online survey between November 2013 and February 2014. Most participants were female (64.19%), had an annual income of at least AUD$52,000 (57.93%), and had education beyond year 12 equivalency (i.e., technical, tertiary studies, or advanced degrees) (60.86%). The average age of participants was 45.99 ± 14.73 years, and the average BMI was 29.05 ± 7.26. Table 1 provides the descriptive statistics of the study variables. There was a wide range of depressive
Discussion
The aim of this study was to test how frequency of depressive symptoms was associated with psychological correlates of physical activity and perceived helpfulness of intervention features. The results suggest that people who experienced more frequent depressive symptoms had lower perceived behavioral control of physical activity than those who experienced less frequent depressive symptoms. Additionally people with more frequent depressive symptoms were more likely to report that goal-setting
Acknowledgments
This research has been supported by the CQUniversity Health CRN www.cqu.edu.au/crn and the Australian Government's Collaborative Research Networks Program.
Mitch J. Duncan is supported by a Future Leader Fellowship (ID 100029) from the National Heart Foundation of Australia.
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