Can peer-tutored psychological flexibility training facilitate physical activity among adults with overweight?

The Role of Psychological Flexibility in Physical Activity Maintenance

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology ◽

10.1123/jsep.2018-0311 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 41 (4) ◽

pp. 185-193

Author(s):

Matthew Jenkins ◽

Elaine A. Hargreaves ◽

Ken Hodge

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Psychological Flexibility ◽

Present Moment ◽

Physically Active ◽

Cognitive Defusion ◽

Interview Method ◽

Physical Activity Maintenance

The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of the constituent processes of psychological flexibility (contact with the present moment, acceptance, cognitive defusion, self-as-context, value clarification, and committed action) in supporting physical activity (PA) maintenance. A total of 9 physically active participants were interviewed using the Scanlan collaborative interview method. Participants were asked to discuss their strategies for maintaining PA, before being asked whether the 6 psychological flexibility processes played a role in their PA behavior. Data were analyzed using a combination of deductive and inductive thematic analyses. Acceptance, cognitive defusion, value clarification, and committed action played a role in participants’ experiences of maintaining PA. Contact with the present moment and self-as-context were reported to be relatively unimportant to participants’ PA maintenance. Cultivating acceptance of PA-related discomfort, defusion from unhelpful thoughts, clarifying the value of PA, and encouraging commitment to PA would likely benefit individuals’ efforts to maintain PA.

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The Effect of Physical Activity Homework on Physical Activity Among College Students

Journal of Physical Activity and Health ◽

10.1123/jpah.6.2.203 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 203-210 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

David Claxton ◽

Gayle M. Wells

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

College Students ◽

Muscular Strength ◽

Vigorous Physical Activity ◽

Activity Levels ◽

Gain Scores ◽

Self Reports ◽

Physical Activity Levels ◽

Health Course ◽

Flexibility Training

Background:This study examined the effect of using physical activity homework on physical activity levels of college students.Methods:Students in randomly assigned sections of a university health course were assigned 30 minutes of physical activity homework 3 days a week or no homework for 12 weeks. Participants completed self-reports of physical activity before the homework intervention and again at the conclusion of the 12 weeks of physical activity homework.Results:Participants in all course sections reported significant increases in the number of days per week of moderate and vigorous physical activity. Participants in homework sections additionally showed significant increases in the days they engaged in muscular strength/endurance training and activities to manage weight. Participants in sections without homework showed a significant increase in the number of days engaged in flexibility training. Comparison of gain scores showed statistically significant increases by the homework group in the days they participated in activities designed to manage weight.Conclusion:Physical activity homework was deemed to be an effective method of increasing college students’ levels of physical activity.

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Effectiveness of Psychological Flexibility Training based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Emotional Burn Out and Emotional Labor among Nurses Working at Hospitals in Ahvaz, Iran

journal of ilam university of medical sciences ◽

10.29252/sjimu.28.4.90 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 28 (4) ◽

pp. 90-99

Author(s):

Sareh Mirshekar ◽

Seyed Esmaeil Hashemi ◽

Mahnaz Mehrabizade Honarmand ◽

Nasrin Arshadi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Acceptance And Commitment Therapy ◽

Emotional Labor ◽

Psychological Flexibility ◽

Commitment Therapy ◽

Acceptance And Commitment ◽

Burn Out ◽

Flexibility Training

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Differences in adaptive and maladaptive psychosocial responses to chronic pain among adults with varying physical activity levels

British Journal of Pain ◽

10.1177/2049463720942535 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 204946372094253

Author(s):

Miranda A Cary ◽

Nancy C Gyurcsik

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Physical Activity ◽

Chronic Pain ◽

Psychological Flexibility ◽

Well Being ◽

Analysis Of Covariance ◽

Self Management ◽

Public Health Recommendation ◽

Pain Anxiety ◽

Modifiable Factors

Aim: Chronic pain is a global public health problem that detrimentally impacts people’s health and well-being. Physical activity is beneficial and a recommended self-management strategy for adults living with chronic pain. Yet, many of them struggle to meet the public health recommendation of 150+ minutes/week of moderate–vigorous physical activity. Identifying modifiable factors related to physical activity participation is needed. Adaptive (i.e., self-regulatory efficacy to overcome pain and related barriers [SRE-pain], psychological flexibility) and maladaptive (i.e. pain anxiety) responses were the modifiable factors examined in the present study. The purpose was to investigate whether adults living with chronic pain who were sufficiently active, insufficiently active or inactive significantly differed in their adaptive and maladaptive responses to chronic pain. Methods: Adults with self-reported chronic pain for 6+ months ( N = 318) completed an online survey that measured physical activity, psychological flexibility, SRE-pain and pain anxiety. Sufficiently active ( n = 139), insufficiently active ( n = 91) and inactive ( n = 88) groups were identified. Results: A significant multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) ( p < .001) with univariate follow-up tests illustrated that the sufficiently active individuals reported the highest psychological flexibility and SRE-pain compared to insufficiently active and inactive individuals ( p’s < .001). Overall, sufficiently active participants responded the most adaptively and least maladaptively to their pain, followed by the insufficiently active. Inactive participants responded the most maladaptively. Conclusion: Identifying differences in adaptive and maladaptive responses to pain highlights possible modifiable factors to target in future physical activity intervention research that focuses on improving chronic pain self-management.

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