Rehearsal and pedometer reactivity in children
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Published on: February 25, 2016
Fiona C M Ling1, Richard S W Masters, Alison M McManus
1Institute of Human Performance, University of Hong Kong, Patrick, Manson Building, 7 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.
Abstract:
The main purpose of this study was to investigate whether rehearsal, defined as the tendency to recurrently ruminate over upsetting aversive experiences, had an effect on pedometry reactivity. A total of 156 Hong Kong Chinese children aged 9-12 years were recruited. Participants completed the Rehearsal Scale for Children-Chinese (RSC-C; Ling, Maxwell, Masters, & McManus, 2010) and wore the pedometers for 3 consecutive weeks. The mean number of steps was significantly higher in Week 1 than in Week 3. High rehearsers showed a larger decrease in mean number of steps from Week 1 to Week 3 than low rehearsers. Future physical activity intervention studies should adjust for reactivity in their baseline measurements and should further examine the relationship between habitual PA and individual propensities for rehearsal.
