Prospective and Daily Measures of Acute Thoughts, Decisional Struggle, and Coping: Measurement Correspondence and the Prediction of Exercise in Young Adults |
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| Authors: | Nancy C. Gyurcsik Elizabeth M. Johnson Jamis J. Perrett |
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| Affiliation: | College of Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; Department of Kinesiology, Kansas State University; Applied Statistics and Research Methods, University of Northern Colorado |
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| Abstract: | Information on the daily stability–variability of decision-making social cognitions has not been obtained. Two purposes were: (1) to examine the correspondence between 1-week prospective and daily measures of acute exercise thoughts, decisional struggle, coping frequency, and coping self-efficacy and (2) prediction of moderate exercise. Seventy-seven experienced exercisers ( M age=22.36 years) completed a 1-week prospective and daily measures of social cognitions. Prospective and aggregated daily acute thoughts were the only non-correspondent measures. Aggregated daily acute thoughts were the only significant predictor of exercise (ßstandardized=.78, p <.01). Daily acute thoughts may be a determinant of moderate exercise in experienced exercisers due to the unpredictable nature of daily events, warranting attention to making daily exercise decisions. |
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