APS

31st APS Annual Convention · 2019

Predicting Inter-Individual Variability in Daily Student Physical Activity Levels

Washington, DC · May 2019

Poster · Industrial/Organizational

  • Emily Rost
    Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
  • Trevin Glasgow
    Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
  • Eliza Mullins
    Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  • Charles Calderwood
    Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Abstract

We investigated predictors of inter-individual variability in student physical activity. Participants continuously wore actigraph devices for ten days after completing an opt-in survey measuring trait-level characteristics. Students who experienced more school hassles took fewer daily steps. Students with more positive beliefs about the benefits of physical activity took more steps.

Health/Exercise/Sport

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