Open AccessGoal setting and achievement for walking: A series of N-of-1 digital interventions.
Author(s) -
Guillaume Chevance,
Dario Baretta,
Natalie M. Golaszewski,
Michelle Takemoto,
Sama Shrestha,
Sonia Jain,
Daniel E. Rivera,
Predrag Klasnja,
Eric B. Hekler
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
health psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.548
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1930-7810
pISSN - 0278-6133
DOI - 10.1037/hea0001044
Subject(s) - psycinfo , psychological intervention , psychology , goal setting , intervention (counseling) , physical activity , association (psychology) , goal orientation , health promotion , promotion (chess) , physical therapy , developmental psychology , medicine , medline , social psychology , public health , psychiatry , nursing , politics , political science , law , psychotherapist
Despite evidence that goal setting is valuable for physical activity promotion, recent studies highlighted a potential oversimplification in the application of this behavior change technique. While more difficult performance goals might trigger higher physical activity levels, higher performance goals might concurrently be more difficult to achieve, which could reduce long-term motivation. This study examined (a) the association between performance goal difficulty and physical activity and (b) the association between performance goal difficulty and goal achievement.