Evolution of the association between self-control resources and physical activity during a major context change
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https://doi.org/10.51224/SRXIV.279Keywords:
self-control resources, physical activity, health behaviors, COVID-19Abstract
Objective. Perceived self-control resources, defined as the perceived amount of energy available for the self to initiate a self-control act, are an important factor for regulating health behaviors. However, how self-control resources relate to physical activity across a major context change remains unexplored. This study examined how the association between self-control resources and physical activity evolved during and after Covid-19 lockdown. In this major context change, we predicted that self-control resources would be key to engage in physical activity. We also examined if this association was moderated by usual physical activity participation before the lockdown.
Design. A seven-wave longitudinal design spanning from the onset of the lockdown to two months after its end.
Methods. Two hundred fifty-three adults living in France (N = 253, Agemean = 33.43, 67% women) filled up self-reported questionnaires. Questions included moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, perceived self-control resources operationalised as subjective vitality, and usual before-lockdown physical activity levels.
Results. Mixed-effects models revealed that self-control resources were significantly associated with moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, both at the between-person (B = 84.75, p < .001) and within-person (B = 65.85, p < .001) levels. In addition, results showed significant time ´ self-control resources interactions at both between-person and within-person levels and simple slope analyses revealed that the strength of the associations between self-control resources and PA increased over time. We found no evidence that usual before-lockdown physical activity level moderated the associations.
Conclusions. These results provide support to the role of perceived self-control resources in practicing regular physical activity, especially as the lockdown progressed. Finally, we did not find evidence that being usually active before the lockdown reduced the need to rely upon self-control resources to engage in physical activity.
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