从单纯的"稳定性"到"持久性" - - 从自我调节的角度重新审视意图动态,采用密集的纵向方法
Christopher M Jones1,2,3, Mark Conner4, Benjamin Schüz2,3
1Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.
Applied psychology. Health and well-being
|December 26, 2024
概括
持久的行为意图,尽管面临挑战,但仍然存在,更好地预测行为. 这项研究发现,意图的持久性加强了意图和行动之间的联系,包括对非药物干预措施 (NPIs) 的坚持.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 行为科学 行为科学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 当它们暂时稳定时,行为意图是行为更强的预测因素.
- 现有的理论将意图稳定性归因于统计属性 (例如,减少测量误差) 或自我调节过程 (例如,面对挑战的坚持).
研究的目的:
- 调查意图持久性的作用,定义为依赖时间顺序的可变性,在意图-行为关系中.
- 检查在COVID-19大流行期间,意图持久性如何调节意图与遵守非药物干预措施 (NPI) 之间的关联.
- 探索意图持久性对过去和现在行为之间的关系的影响.
主要方法:
- 利用了623名参与者的强化纵向数据,在6个月的时间内评估了623名参与者对NPI的坚持 (共计19,740次评估).
- 使用评估的连续差异 (RMSSD) 的反向根平均平方的操作化意图持久性.
- 分析了意图持久性对意图-行为和过去行为关联的内部和人际调节效应.
主要成果:
- 更持久的意图与更强的意图-行为联系有关,无论是在人与人之间还是在人之间.
- 意图的持久性也强化了过去的坚持对目前对NPI的坚持的影响.
- 研究结果支持意图持久性在自我调节和行为预测中的理论作用.
结论:
- 意图的持久性显著缓解了意图-行为关系,支持自我调节理论.
- 意图的时间稳定性,特别是它们的持久性,对于预测一致的健康行为,如NPI遵守,至关重要.
- 这项研究提供了对意图稳定性背后的自我调节机制的细微了解.
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