Observational studyBritish journal of health psychology2021
Evolution of physical activity habits after a context change: The case of COVID-19 lockdown.
Observational study in British journal of health psychology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
36 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- How the COVID-19 pandemic and related school closures reduce physical activity among children and adolescents in the WHO European Region: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2023Pooled it
- Global Changes in Child and Adolescent Physical Activity During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.JAMA pediatrics · 2022Pooled it
- Longitudinal changes in physical activity during and after the first national lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England.Scientific reports · 2021Trial
- A Longitudinal Study Examining Physical Activity Habit Formation.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The unsatisfactory state of physical activity and lifestyle among schoolchildren calls for changes in physical education teacher training.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- Broad versus narrow bandwidth measures of experienced automaticity for physical activity.Psychology & health · 2024Article
- Physical activity, recreational screen time, and depressive symptoms among Chinese children and adolescents: a three-wave cross-lagged study during the COVID-19 pandemic.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2024Article
- The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mood and family relationships of runners.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Physical activity and stress among college students at a large US university during the COVID-19 pandemic.Public health challenges · 2023Article
- Perceptions of change in the environment caused by the COVID-19 pandemic: Implications for environmental policy.Environmental impact assessment review · 2023Article
- Being Physically Active Leads to Better Recovery Prognosis for People Diagnosed with COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- COVID-19: Physical Activity Behavior Change among Athletes in Québec (Canada).International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The role of physical activity in the clinical outcomes of people diagnosed with Covid-19: A systematic review.JSAMS plus · 2022Review
- Workstyle change effects on physical activity and health consciousness in Japan: Results from COVID-19 lifestyle activity survey.Transportation research interdisciplinary perspectives · 2022Article
- Associations between Perceived Teacher Autonomy Support, Self-Determined Motivation, Physical Activity Habits and Non-Participation in Physical Education in a Sample of Lithuanian Adolescents.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- UK Adults' Exercise Locations, Use of Digital Programs, and Associations with Physical Activity During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Longitudinal Analysis of Data From the Health Behaviours During the COVID-19 Pandemic Study.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
- Variations in Manual Dexterity in 11- and 12-Year-Old Children in the North of Spain in the SARS-CoV-2 Lockdown.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Article
- Exercise Motives of College Students after the COVID-19 Lockdown.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Examining Whether Physical Activity Location Choices Were Associated With Weekly Physical Activity Maintenance Across 13 Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Emerging Adults.Journal of physical activity & health · 2022Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
13 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
objectiveHabits, defined as well-learned associations between cues and behaviours, are essential for health-related behaviours, including physical activity (PA). Despite the sensitivity of habits to context changes, little remains known about the influence of a context change on the interplay between PA habits and behaviours. We investigated the evolution of PA habits amidst the spring COVID-19 lockdown, a major context change. Moreover, we examined the association of PA behaviours and autonomous motivation with this evolution.
designThree-wave observational longitudinal design.
methodsPA habits, behaviours, and autonomous motivation were collected through online surveys in 283 French and Swiss participants. Variables were self-reported with reference to three time-points: before-, mid-, and end-lockdown.
resultsMixed effect modelling revealed a decrease in PA habits from before- to mid-lockdown, especially among individuals with strong before-lockdown habits. Path analysis showed that before-lockdown PA habits were not associated with mid-lockdown PA behaviours (β = -.02, p = .837), while mid-lockdown PA habits were positively related to end-lockdown PA behaviours (β = .23, p = .021). Autonomous motivation was directly associated with PA habits (ps < .001) and withto before- and mid-lockdown PA behaviours (ps < .001) (but not with end-lockdown PA behaviours) and did not moderate the relations between PA behaviours and habits (ps > .072).
conclusionPA habits were altered, and their influence on PA behaviours was impeded during the COVID-19 lockdown. Engagement in PA behaviours and autonomous motivation helped in counteracting PA habits disruption.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.