Personalized and adaptive physical activity-based social comparison opportunities for women with health risks
Insights from a real-time test of the identification/contrast model
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4863596 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Danielle Arigo (0000-0002-7807-5913, Rowan University), Iris Bercovitz (0000-0002-2015-0618, Rowan University), Anisha Satish (Rowan University), Emmanuel Lapitan (0000-0003-4986-8524, Rowan University), Amanda L Folk (0000-0001-8424-9265, Rowan University), Andrea F Lobo (0000-0002-2797-2868, Rowan University) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 13 |
| Pages | 3927-3945 |
| Publication date | 2025-03-29 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/13591053251326629 |
| PMID | 40159126 |
| OpenAlex | W4408985960 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 57 |
Women in midlife (ages 40-60) experience unique risk for cardiovascular disease, in part due to insufficient physical activity (PA). Although social comparison can motivate PA, how best to harness this process is unclear. The Identification/Contrast Model proposes a useful framework but has not been tested in real time. We tested this model among 88 women ( M Age = 51.6 years, M BMI = 31.9 kg/m 2 ) who viewed comparison targets via personalized and adaptive peer profiles, once per day for 7 days. They also wore PA monitors, responded to profiles in real time, and completed subsequent qualitative interviews. Results from multilevel models support the Identification/Contrast Model for upward comparison, though responses to downward comparison were complex; narrative feedback highlighted the benefits of affiliative responses. Findings demonstrate within-person variability in comparison response that is often overlooked and support the utility of the Identification/Contrast Model for improving the use of comparison processes to promote PA
Biology · Contrast (vision · Developmental psychology · Identification (biology · Test (biology · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Computer Science · Mobile Health and mHealth Applications · Physical Activity and Health · Psychology · Artificial Intelligence · Social Psychology
Content Analysis
What are the most effective intervention techniques for changing physical activity self-efficacy and physical activity behaviour--and are they the same?
Social Support and Physical Health
The Positive Side of Social Comparison on Social Network Sites
The Disaggregation of Within-Person and Between-Person Effects in Longitudinal Models of Change
Midlife in the 2020s
Passive social media use and psychological well-being during the Covid-19 pandemic
Social Comparison
Neuroticism and Reactions to Social Comparison Information Among Cancer Patients
Social Comparison and Stress Appraisal in Women with Chronic Illness
Improving cardiometabolic health through nudging dietary behaviours and physical activity in low SES adults
Gender Differences in Longitudinal Trajectories of Change in Physical, Social, and Cognitive/Sedentary Leisure Activities
A Theory of Social Comparison Processes
Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research
Social comparison in everyday life
Individual differences in social comparison
The affective consequences of social comparison
A social comparison theory meta-analysis 60+ years on
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |