Keeping the Goal in Sight: Testing the Influence of Narrowed Visual Attention on Physical Activity
| Autor: | Emily Balcetis, Shana Cole, M. Riccio, Dustin T. Duncan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Male Multiple days Adolescent Social Psychology Physical activity 050109 social psychology 050105 experimental psychology Young Adult Humans Visual attention Attention 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Longitudinal Studies Exercise Scope (project management) 05 social sciences Work (physics) Middle Aged Sight Visual Perception Female Psychology Goals Social psychology Cognitive psychology |
| Zdroj: | Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 46:485-496 |
| ISSN: | 1552-7433 0146-1672 |
| Popis: | Rates of physical inactivity continue to rise in the United States. With this work, we tested the efficacy of a strategy affecting the scope of visual attention designed to promote walking as a form of exercise. Specifically, we examined the influence of narrowed attention on the frequency (Studies 1a, 1b, and 3) and efficiency (Studies 2 and 4) of physical activity in general (Studies 1 and 2) and within exercise bouts measured across multiple days (Studies 3 and 4). We provide convergent evidence by investigating both individual differences in (Studies 1 and 2) and experimentally manipulated patterns of visual attention orienting (Studies 3 and 4). We discuss implications of attentional strategies for self-regulation and fitness. |
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