Relationships Among Behavioural Regulations, Physical Activity, and Mental Health Pre- and During COVID–19 UK Lockdown
dc.contributor.author | Bird, JM | |
dc.contributor.author | Karageorghis, CI | |
dc.contributor.author | Hamer, M | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-04-12T14:41:00Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-04-09 | |
dc.description.abstract | A nationwide survey was conducted during the first UK lockdown to further understanding of the degree to which motives for exercise were associated with physical activity (PA) behaviours and, in turn, how PA behaviours were associated with mental health. A cross-sectional design was employed and data were collected by use of a one-off online survey (N = 392; 18–85 years; MBMI = 25.48; SDBMI = 5.05; 314 women). Exercise motives, PA, and mental health were measured by use of the Behavioural Regulations in Exercise Questionnaire-3, Brunel Lifestyle Physical Activity Questionnaire, and General Health Quesionnaire-12, respectively. Participants were also asked to specify their average step count per day, if they used a mobile device for this purpose (n = 190). Analyses comprised hierarchical regressions and partial correlations. Results indicated that behavioural regulations were more strongly associated with planned PA pre-lockdown, compared to during lockdown. There were no differences observed in explained variance between pre- and during lockdown for unplanned PA and steps per day. Planned and unplanned PA were significant explanatory variables for mental health both pre- and during lockdown, but sedentary behaviour was not. Partial correlations, with BMI and age partialled out, showed that steps per day were not correlated with mental health either pre- or during lockdown. The range of variables used to explain planned and unplanned PA and mental health suggest that people's motives to exercise were tempered by lockdown. For those who routinely measured their steps per day, the step count was unrelated to their mental health scores both pre- and during lockdown. It appears that engagement in regular PA confers some minor benefits for mental health. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Article 101945 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.psychsport.2021.101945 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/125340 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Elsevier / European Federation of Sport Psychology (FEPSAC) | en_GB |
dc.rights.embargoreason | Under embargo until 9 October 2022 in compliance with publisher policy | en_GB |
dc.rights | © 2021 Elsevier Ltd. This version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | en_GB |
dc.subject | behavioural regulations | en_GB |
dc.subject | coronavirus | en_GB |
dc.subject | exercise | en_GB |
dc.subject | mental wellbeing | en_GB |
dc.subject | pandemic | en_GB |
dc.title | Relationships Among Behavioural Regulations, Physical Activity, and Mental Health Pre- and During COVID–19 UK Lockdown | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2021-04-12T14:41:00Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1469-0292 | |
exeter.article-number | 101945 | en_GB |
dc.description | This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from Elsevier via the DOI in this record | en_GB |
dc.description | Data Availability Statement: The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon request. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.journal | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | en_GB |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | en_GB |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2021-04-05 | |
rioxxterms.version | AM | en_GB |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2021-04-09 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | en_GB |
refterms.dateFCD | 2021-04-12T14:38:18Z | |
refterms.versionFCD | AM | |
refterms.panel | C | en_GB |
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