Varying the cause of a challenge to exercise identity behaviour

Reactions of individuals of differing identity strength

Bibliographic Data

ID4227685
AuthorsShaelyn M Strachan (0000-0003-2683-1454, University of Ottawa), Parminder K Flora (University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada), Parminder Flora (0000-0003-0414-1145), Lawrence R Brawley (0000-0002-4473-5741, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada), Kevin S Spink (0000-0003-3286-8501, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada)
Year2011
Volume16
Issue4
Pages572-583
Publication date2011-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1359105310383602
PMID21346019
OpenAlexW2045081077
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited26

Research shows that people with stronger exercise identity (EXID) exhibit greater negative affect and self-regulatory efficacy (SRE) when behaviour is inconsistent with identity. However, related attributions have not been examined. Using social cognitive and identity theories, we examined causes of failing to exercise. In a two (EXID: stronger, weaker) by two (Cause: personally-controllable, situational) design, participants ( N = 224) were randomized to Cause and read a condition-relevant no-exercise vignette. MANOVA revealed main effects for Cause and EXID, p's < .001. Participants explaining their Cause differed on attributional dimensions, and stronger EXID participants reported greater negative affect and higher SRE, p's < .001

Affect (linguistics · Attribution · Cognition · Developmental psychology · Identity (music · Multivariate analysis of variance · Psychiatry · Situational ethics · Social group · Social identity approach · Social identity theory · Vignette · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Social Psychology

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