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F Clancy1, D B O'Connor2, A Prestwich2
1Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Psychology, The University of Leeds, Leeds, UK. fayeclancy17@gmail.com.
Background:
Meta-analyses have reported associations between perseverative cognition (both worry and brooding) and increased engagement in health-risk behaviors, poorer sleep, and poorer physiological health outcomes.
Method:
Using a daily diary design, this study investigated the within- and between-person relationships between state and trait perseverative cognition and health behaviors (eating behavior, physical activity, alcohol consumption, and sleep) both cross-sectionally and prospectively. Participants (n = 273, 93% students, Mage = 20.2, SD = 4.11, 93% female) completed morning and evening diaries across 7 consecutive days.
Results:
Multilevel modeling analyses revealed that, cross-sectionally, higher levels of state worry were associated with more time spent sitting and higher levels of state brooding predicted less daily walking.
Conclusion:
Worry and brooding may represent useful intervention targets for improving inactivity and walking levels, respectively.
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