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Dario Baretta1, Sarah Koch2,3, Joren Buekers3,4
1Institute of Psychology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland. dario.baretta@unibe.ch.
Abstract:
This study examines the stressor-response process in physical activity among 226 participants across four countries. We analyzed their step count collected via activity monitors before and after a significant stressor: the COVID-19 lockdown. Results showed that a 'local dynamic complexity' metric significantly predicts the rate of recovery to pre-COVID levels of physical activity. These findings provide new opportunities for just-in-time interventions to support physical activity recovery after disruptive stressors.
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Purposes
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