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Showing papers by "Taru Lintunen published in 2019"


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TL;DR: It is hypothesize that school students receiving the teacher-delivered intervention to promote autonomous motivation toward physical activity will exhibit greater participation in physical activities outside of school, relative to students receiving a control intervention.
Abstract: Given the documented decline in levels of physical activity in early adolescence, promoting physical activity in young people is a priority for health promotion. School physical education (PE) is an important existing network in which participation in physical activity beyond school can be promoted to the captive young people. The objective of current article is to present the protocol for a PE teacher-delivered theory-based trial to promote secondary school students’ participation in physical activity out-of-school contexts. The intervention will be guided by the trans-contextual model explaining the processes by which PE teachers’ support for autonomous motivation in the classroom promotes students’ motivation to engage in out-of-school physical activity. We hypothesize that school students receiving the teacher-delivered intervention to promote autonomous motivation toward physical activity will exhibit greater participation in physical activities outside of school, relative to students receiving a control intervention. The trial will adopt a waitlist-control design with cluster-randomization by school. PE teachers assigned to the intervention condition will receive a two-week, 12-h training program comprising basic information on how to promote out-of-school physical activity and theory-based training on strategies to promote students’ autonomous motivation toward physical activity. Teachers assigned to the waitlist control condition will receive an alternative training on how to monitor physical functional capacity in children with special needs. PE teachers (n = 29) from eleven schools will apply the intervention program to students (n = 502) in PE classes for one month. Physical activity participation, the primary outcome variable, and psychological mediators from the trans-contextual model will be measured at pre-trial, post-trial, and at one-, three- and six-months post-trial. We will also assess teachers’ autonomy-supportive techniques and behaviours by observation. The study will make a unique contribution to the literature by testing a theory-based intervention delivered by PE teachers to promote school students’ participation in out-of-school physical activity. Information will be useful for educators, community stakeholders and policy makers interested in developing programs to promote students’ out-of-school physical activity. ISRCTN39374060 . Registered 19.7.2018.

29 citations


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TL;DR: Mediation effects indicate that individuals with high self-control are more likely to enact healthy intentions and inhibit unhealthy intentions, but findings were restricted to few behaviours.
Abstract: Background: We examined effects of trait self-control, constructs from social cognition theories, and intentions on health behaviours. Trait self-control was expected to predict health behaviour indirectly through theory constructs and intentions. Trait self-control was also predicted to moderate the intention–behaviour relationship. Methods: Proposed effects were tested in six datasets for ten health-related behaviours from studies adopting prospective designs. Participants (N = 3,249) completed measures of constructs from social cognition theories and self-control at an initial time point and self-reported their behaviour at follow-up. Results: Results revealed indirect effects of self-control on behaviour through social cognition constructs and intentions for eight behaviours: eating fruit and vegetables, avoiding fast food, dietary restrictions, binge drinking, physical activity, walking, out-of-school physical activity, and pre-drinking. Self-control moderated the intention–behaviour relationship in four behaviours: dietary restriction, and alcohol-related behaviours. Conclusions: Mediation effects suggest that individuals with high self-control are more likely to hold beliefs and intentions to participate in future health behaviour, and more likely to act. Moderation effects indicate that individuals with high self-control are more likely to enact healthy intentions and inhibit unhealthy intentions, but findings were restricted to few behaviours. Training self-control and managing contingencies that derail goal-directed action may be effective intervention strategies.

23 citations



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TL;DR: In this article, the focus has been on goal effectiveness among individual male athlete and not on goal setting as an effective and frequently used tool for performance enhancement in sports, however, in most of the previous studies, the focus was on individual athlete performance.
Abstract: Goal setting is an effective and frequently used tool for performance enhancement in sports. However, in the previous studies, the focus has been on goal effectiveness among individual male athlete...

5 citations


Journal ArticleDOI
08 May 2019
TL;DR: Taman tutkimuksen tarkoituksena on selvittaa, kuinka elakeikaiset vapaaehtoistyossa vastavuoroisuus tuli esiin hyvaksyvassa ystavyydessa and arjen avartumisessa, niissa ylakategorioissa molemmat osapuolet olivat samanaikaisesti seka saavana etta antavana osapuolena.
Abstract: Sosiaalisen vaihdon teorian mukaan vastavuoroisuus on tarkeaa ikaantyneiden ihmisten suhteissa. Vapaaehtoistyossa vastavuoroisuus on oleellista, mutta sita ei ole juuri tutkittu elakeikaisten vapaaehtoistyontekijoiden kannalta. Taman tutkimuksen tarkoituksena on selvittaa, kuinka elakeikaiset vapaaehtoistyontekijat kokevat vastavuoroisuuden vapaaehtoistyossa. Kolme kuukautta kestaneen toimintajakson aikana vapaaehtoistyontekijat auttoivat liikkumiskyvyn ongelmista karsivia ikaihmisia osallistumaan kodin ulkopuoliseen toimintaan osana Vapaaehtoistyo, ulkoliikunta ja vanhusten hyvinvointi (VAU) -tutkimushanketta. Taman laadullisen osatutkimuksen 17 osallistujaa olivat 61 - 72-vuotiaita. Tutkimusaineisto kerattiin yksilohaastatteluilla ja analysoitiin aineistolahtoisella sisallonanalyysilla. Elakeikaiset vapaaehtoistyontekijat kokivat saavansa vapaaehtoistyosta sisaltoa siirtymavaiheen elamaansa ja antavansa inhimillisyytta ikaihmisten vanhuuteen. Analyysissa saamisen ylakategorioiksi muodostuivat merkityksellinen toiminta, kasvu vanhenemiseen ja hyvaksyva ystavyys. Antamisen ylakategorioiksi saatiin avun antaminen, ajan antaminen, kuunteleminen ja arjen avartuminen. Taydellisesti vastavuoroisuus tuli esiin hyvaksyvassa ystavyydessa ja arjen avartumisessa, niissa ylakategorioissa molemmat osapuolet olivat samanaikaisesti seka saavana etta antavana osapuolena. Vapaaehtoistyon luonteeseen nayttaa kuuluvan tallainen vastavuoroisuuden yhteen kietoutuneisuus, jossa saamista ja antamista on vaikea erottaa toisistaan. Sosiaalisen vaihdon teoria vaikuttaa toimivan vapaaehtoistyossa.

3 citations