Universität zu Köln

Dohle, Simone ORCID: 0000-0003-1535-5464 and Hofmann, Wilhelm (2019). Consistency and Balancing in Everyday Health Behaviour: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Approach. Appl. Psychol.-Health Well Being, 11 (1). S. 148 - 170. HOBOKEN: WILEY. ISSN 1758-0854

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Abstract

Background Little is known about the sequential interplay of different health behaviours. Health behaviours may be connected in four different ways: a healthy behaviour may lead to a subsequent healthy or unhealthy behaviour (positive consistency and licensing, respectively), or an unhealthy behaviour may lead to a subsequent unhealthy or healthy behaviour (negative consistency and cleansing, respectively). In this study, these four possible types of sequential health behaviours were examined jointly in people's daily life. Methods The study used ecological momentary assessment. Participants (N = 235; 55% female; age 18-45) were randomly signalled five times daily on their smart phones for seven consecutive days. They reported both healthy and unhealthy behaviours that occurred within the past hour. Participants were also asked if the (healthy or unhealthy) behaviour was related to any previous healthy or unhealthy behaviour. In addition, they completed measures of life satisfaction, general health status, and compensatory health beliefs. Results Positive consistency predicted satisfaction with life, whereas negative consistency and cleansing negatively predicted general health status. Compensatory health beliefs were not related to actual cleansing or licensing behaviour. Conclusions Fostering positive consistency and discouraging cleansing behaviour should play a pivotal role in health promotion programmes.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Dohle, Simone UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-1535-5464 UNSPECIFIED Hofmann, Wilhelm UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-155572
DOI:	10.1111/aphw.12148
Journal or Publication Title:	Appl. Psychol.-Health Well Being
Volume:	11
Number:	1
Page Range:	S. 148 - 170
Date:	2019
Publisher:	WILEY
Place of Publication:	HOBOKEN
ISSN:	1758-0854
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language SELF-REGULATION; PHYSICAL-EXERCISE; BELIEFS; DIET Multiple languages Psychology, Applied Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/15557