Assessment of the Predictors and Moderators of Behavior Change

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

230 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-06-30

Study Completion Date

2017-06-30

Brief Summary

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The current study aims to investigate two potential interventions (i.e., cognitive dissonance and action planning) for inducing behavior change for behaviors important to college students-studying and exercise. In addition, this study will investigate factors that may impact behavior change, such as psychological and neuropsychological variables, to better understand how to bridge the intention-behavior gap.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Exercise

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Cognitive Dissonance

After reading the materials about their chosen behavior, participants will be asked write an essay about their behavior of choice (studying/exercising). For this essay they will be asked to imagine that they have reached their ideal level of academic achievement/fitness, describe what this would look and feel like, and reflect on how this would impact how they view themselves, their relationships, and their day to day life.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Cognitive Dissonance

Intervention Type OTHER

After reading the materials about their chosen behavior, participants will be asked write an essay about their behavior of choice (studying/exercising). For this essay they will be asked to imagine that they have reached their ideal level of academic achievement/fitness, describe what this would look and feel like, and reflect on how this would impact how they view themselves, their relationships, and their day to day life.

Action Planning

After reading the materials about their chosen behavior, participants will be asked to make a detailed plan for the following two weeks based on the following items taken from a study by Sniehotta and colleagues (2004): 1) when to complete studying/exercise, 2) where to complete studying/exercise, 3) how to complete studying/exercise (e.g., what types of exercise- cardio, class, etc. or what types of studying activities- reading, taking notes, creating outlines, etc.), and 4) how often to complete studying/exercise. Participants will be given a calendar as an aid to planning their behavior.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Action Planning

Intervention Type OTHER

After reading the materials about their chosen behavior, participants will be asked to make a detailed plan for the following two weeks based on the following items taken from a study by Sniehotta and colleagues (2004): 1) when to complete studying/exercise, 2) where to complete studying/exercise, 3) how to complete studying/exercise (e.g., what types of exercise- cardio, class, etc. or what types of studying activities- reading, taking notes, creating outlines, etc.), and 4) how often to complete studying/exercise. Participants will be given a calendar as an aid to planning their behavior.

Reflection (Control Condition)

After reading the materials about their chosen behavior, participants will be asked to summarize and reflect on what they read.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Reflection (Control Condition)

Intervention Type OTHER

After reading the materials about their chosen behavior, participants will be asked to summarize and reflect on what they read.

Interventions

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Cognitive Dissonance

After reading the materials about their chosen behavior, participants will be asked write an essay about their behavior of choice (studying/exercising). For this essay they will be asked to imagine that they have reached their ideal level of academic achievement/fitness, describe what this would look and feel like, and reflect on how this would impact how they view themselves, their relationships, and their day to day life.

Intervention Type OTHER

Action Planning

After reading the materials about their chosen behavior, participants will be asked to make a detailed plan for the following two weeks based on the following items taken from a study by Sniehotta and colleagues (2004): 1) when to complete studying/exercise, 2) where to complete studying/exercise, 3) how to complete studying/exercise (e.g., what types of exercise- cardio, class, etc. or what types of studying activities- reading, taking notes, creating outlines, etc.), and 4) how often to complete studying/exercise. Participants will be given a calendar as an aid to planning their behavior.

Intervention Type OTHER

Reflection (Control Condition)

After reading the materials about their chosen behavior, participants will be asked to summarize and reflect on what they read.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Boston University Psychology 101 students at least 18 years of age
* Able to provide informed consent for the study
* Sufficient command of the English language
* Have experience using a computer and mouse