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ERIC Number: EJ1438242
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 10
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0744-8481
EISSN: EISSN-1940-3208
Realistic Effort Action Plans (REAP) for Exercise among Underactive and Inactive University Students: A Randomized Trial
Tim Bogg; Phuong T. Vo
Journal of American College Health, v72 n7 p2127-2136 2024
Objective: The efficacy of effort appraisal exercise action plans was tested among underactive and inactive university students (N = 221). Methods: Students were randomized across three conditions (information, action planning, or realistic effort action planning (REAP)) and participated in psychoeducational small-group sessions. Students returned after a three-week pedometer tracking period and at two and six months to assess self-reported exercise. Results: Greater three-week step averages were observed for the action planning and REAP conditions compared to the information condition. The information condition showed small-sized exercise increases at two and six months (d = 0.26, d = 0.35, ps < 0.05); the action planning condition showed a small-sized increase at six months (d = 0.36, p < 05); and the REAP condition showed medium-sized increases at two and six months (d = 0.40, d = 0.46, ps < .05). Conclusions: The findings provide initial evidence showing exercise action plans for college students might be improved with explicit appraisals of prior effort and persistence.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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