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This study reveals that both automatic affective evaluations and reflective processes, including intention and executive functions (EFs), interact to influence physical activity (PA) behavior. Interventions targeting intention and EFs can enhance PA.

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  • Dual-process theories posit that behavior results from automatic and reflective processes.
  • Understanding the interplay of automatic evaluations, intention, and executive functions (EFs) is crucial for predicting physical activity (PA) behavior.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the interaction effects of automatic affective evaluations (Implicit Association Test - IAT), intention, and EFs (shifting, updating, inhibition) on PA behavior.
  • To explore how these factors predict changes in PA over a four-week period.

Main Methods:

  • A prospective study involving 212 students assessed at two time points.
  • Utilized the Implicit Association Test (IAT) for automatic affective evaluations and standardized questionnaires/tests for intention and EFs.
  • Employed hierarchical multiple linear regression to analyze interaction effects on PA behavior.

Main Results:

  • Significant interaction effects were found between intention and shifting, and between IAT, intention, and inhibition.
  • Moderation analyses indicated that the relationship between automatic affective evaluations (IAT) and PA behavior depends on levels of intention and inhibition abilities.
  • Specifically, higher intentions and better inhibition were associated with a negative IAT-PA link, while lower intentions and poorer inhibition showed a positive link.

Conclusions:

  • Both automatic and reflective processes significantly interact to predict physical activity behavior.
  • Interventions aimed at enhancing PA should consider strengthening intentions, improving executive functions (EFs), and fostering positive automatic evaluations.