Momentary intentions and perceived behavioral control are within-person predictors of sedentary leisure time: preliminary findings from an ecological momentary assessment study in adolescents

Ebrahimian, Shayan; Zink, Jennifer; Yang, Chih-Hsiang; Yu, Qihan; Imm, Kellie; Nicolo, Michele; Dunton, Genevieve F.; Belcher, Britni R.

doi:10.1007/s10865-022-00309-2

Published: 01 April 2022

Momentary intentions and perceived behavioral control are within-person predictors of sedentary leisure time: preliminary findings from an ecological momentary assessment study in adolescents

Shayan Ebrahimian¹,
Jennifer Zink¹,
Chih-Hsiang Yang²,
Qihan Yu¹,
Kellie Imm¹,
Michele Nicolo¹,
Genevieve F. Dunton^1,3 &
Britni R. Belcher ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0001-7965-7520⁴

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Previous studies among adolescents conceptualize behavioral cognitions [e.g., intentions and perceived behavioral control (PBC)] as stable trait-like factors despite evidence suggesting they vary momentarily. We examined whether intentions and PBC momentarily relate to subsequent sedentary time during non-school periods. Healthy adolescents (N = 15, ages 11–15) reported their intentions and PBC regarding sedentary leisure behaviors via ecological momentary assessment (EMA) up to seven times/day for 14 days. Sedentary time in the two hours following each EMA prompt was measured by ActivPAL accelerometers. When participants reported greater sedentary intentions (within-person β = 1.1, 95% CI 0.2, 2.1, p = 0.0213) and sedentary PBC (within-person β = 1.7, 95% CI 0.6, 2.8, p = 0.0029), they accumulated greater sedentary time. This demonstrates that sedentary intentions and PBC are acutely associated with sedentary time among adolescents. Our findings highlight the potential for implementing just-in-time activity interventions among adolescents during at-risk periods within the day, characterized by deviations from one’s usual intentions and PBC levels.

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This work was supported by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (K01DK11306), the National Cancer Institute (T32CA009492), the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R01HL119255), and the University of Southern California Office of the Provost.

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Shayan Ebrahimian, Jennifer Zink, Qihan Yu, Kellie Imm, Michele Nicolo & Genevieve F. Dunton
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Chih-Hsiang Yang
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Genevieve F. Dunton
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Ebrahimian, S., Zink, J., Yang, CH. et al. Momentary intentions and perceived behavioral control are within-person predictors of sedentary leisure time: preliminary findings from an ecological momentary assessment study in adolescents. J Behav Med 45, 391–403 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-022-00309-2

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Behavioral cognitions
Intensive longitudinal data
Theory of Planned Behavior
Within-day
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