Positive Psychology for Physical Activity Promotion
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Obesity Weight Loss |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Endocrinology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 2/3/2019 |
| Start Date: | October 26, 2018 |
| End Date: | November 2019 |
| Contact: | Carley Vornlocher, BA |
| Email: | carley_vornlocher@brown.edu |
| Phone: | 8635011 |
Physical Activity Promotion Based on Positive Psychology: Development and Piloting of a Novel Intervention Approach
This study is for physically inactive adults. Participants will be enrolled in the Positive
Psychology and Physical Activity intervention designed to help them overcome barriers to
physical activity, based on the principals of positive psychology.
This will involve six weekly one-hour group-based sessions at a local YMCA with a trained
group leader. In addition to the in-person sessions, there will be text messages sent to
participants about physical activity that include positive psychology content.
Psychology and Physical Activity intervention designed to help them overcome barriers to
physical activity, based on the principals of positive psychology.
This will involve six weekly one-hour group-based sessions at a local YMCA with a trained
group leader. In addition to the in-person sessions, there will be text messages sent to
participants about physical activity that include positive psychology content.
The investigators propose to conduct a pilot study to test feasibility and proof-of-concept
for a positive psychology intervention program to promote exercise among low-active
overweight and obese adults. The program will be (a) a 6-week, group-based intervention, (b)
delivered at local YMCAs, and (c) supplemented with text messaging. In an additive design,
participants will be randomized in a 2:1 ratio to PPPA (n = 40) versus a control intervention
(n = 20) including only the standard PA promotion components of the PPPA intervention (i.e.,
PA education, self-monitoring, and goal-setting), with equal frequency of staff contact and
text message delivery. All participants will be followed for 3 months, and will receive a
3-month YMCA membership to equate access to PA facilities. As a secondary aim the
investigators will examine effect sizes for PPPA versus the standard PA intervention on
putative mediators that may underlie the efficacy of PPPA in improving PA outcomes, including
positive and negative affect, optimism, happiness, life satisfaction, social support for PA,
and PA enjoyment. The proposed research will set the stage for an RCT to test a novel PA
promotion intervention that can be readily disseminated.
for a positive psychology intervention program to promote exercise among low-active
overweight and obese adults. The program will be (a) a 6-week, group-based intervention, (b)
delivered at local YMCAs, and (c) supplemented with text messaging. In an additive design,
participants will be randomized in a 2:1 ratio to PPPA (n = 40) versus a control intervention
(n = 20) including only the standard PA promotion components of the PPPA intervention (i.e.,
PA education, self-monitoring, and goal-setting), with equal frequency of staff contact and
text message delivery. All participants will be followed for 3 months, and will receive a
3-month YMCA membership to equate access to PA facilities. As a secondary aim the
investigators will examine effect sizes for PPPA versus the standard PA intervention on
putative mediators that may underlie the efficacy of PPPA in improving PA outcomes, including
positive and negative affect, optimism, happiness, life satisfaction, social support for PA,
and PA enjoyment. The proposed research will set the stage for an RCT to test a novel PA
promotion intervention that can be readily disseminated.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Sedentary or low-active, (defined as < 60 min/week of structured physical activity)
- Able to receive and respond to a text message at the time of screening
Exclusion Criteria:
- History of coronary artery disease
- History of stroke
- History of uncontrolled hypertension
- History of asthma
- History of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- History of diabetes
- History of osteoarthritis or orthopedic problems that limit physical activity
- BMI greater than 40
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