Bidirectional week-to-week relationships between weekly psychological stress across multiple life domains and engagement with an exercise intervention

Secondary Analysis of Data From a Randomized Trial

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ID7146799
AutoresBenjamin A Hives (0000-0001-8874-8678, University of British Columbia), Bruno D Zumbo (0000-0003-2885-5724, University of British Columbia), Mark R Beauchamp (0000-0001-8909-3896, University of British Columbia), Yan Liu (0000-0002-1612-779X, University of British Columbia), Eli Puterman (0000-0002-5898-2348, University of British Columbia)
Ano2025
Volume59
Fascículo1
Data de publicação2025-01-04
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAnnals of Behavioral Medicine (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0883-6612 • E-ISSN: 1532-4796
EditoraOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/abm/kaaf068
PMID40854326
OpenAlexW4413515358
IdiomaEN
Referências citadas40

BACKGROUND: Engaging in physical activity can reduce the risk of multiple morbidities and premature mortality. Psychological stress can hinder the development and maintenance of physical activity behaviors. There is a dearth of research on how these two processes interact. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify the week-to-week bidirectional associations between weekly psychological stress across multiple domains (e.g. social, economic) and adherence to a six-week mHealth exercise program among a previously inactive sample. METHODS: The secondary analyses reported in this study examine data derived from adults randomized to one of three mobile application(s)-based exercise arms embedded within the COPE trial (N = 251). The interventions delivered to participants in each arm involved six weeks of at-home exercise requiring no additional equipment. Relationships between psychological stress (as measured by a modified version of the Chronic Burden Scale) and engagement with the commercially available exercise apps were explored using a random intercept cross-lagged panel model (RI-CLPM). This model simultaneously assessed the longitudinal and bidirectional associations between psychological stress and exercise engagement and vice versa. RESULTS: Both psychological stress and engagement with the exercise interventions demonstrated significant positive autoregressive effects across successive weeks. However, the cross-lagged associations between stress and engagement with the exercise intervention were not significant. CONCLUSIONS: While the cross-lagged effects were non-significant, there was high variability between individuals. Future studies should use larger samples and methods that would allow an examination of an individual's relationship between psychological stress and exercise engagement.

Health psychology · Intervention (counseling) · mHealth · Physical activity · Physical therapy · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Public health · Randomized controlled trial · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Clinical Psychology · Digital Mental Health Interventions · Medicine · Physical Activity and Health · Psychology