Daily meaning salience and physical activity in previously inactive exercise initiates.

Stephanie A HookerKevin S Masters

Published in: Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association (2018)

Results suggest that increased meaning salience, but not global meaning or purpose, is associated with physical activity participation in previously inactive exercise initiates, and may be a proximal predictor of physical activity behavior. Future research should use ecological momentary assessment (EMA) designs to examine the relationship within days and over longer intervals. (PsycINFO Database Record

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