TY - JOUR
T1 - Content and Perceived Utility of Mental Imagery by Older Adults in a Peer-Delivered Physical Activity Intervention
AU - Giacobbi, Peter R.
AU - Buman, Matthew
AU - Dzierzewski, Joseph M.
AU - Aiken-Morgan, Adrienne T.
AU - Roberts, Beverly L.
AU - Marsiske, Michael
AU - Knutson, Nicholas
AU - McCrae, Christina S.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the National Institute on Aging (1R36AG029664-01, PI: Aiken-Morgan) and University of Florida (Age Network research award, PI: McCrae). This work was also supported, in part, by a Research Opportunity Fund in the College of Health and Human Performance at the University of Florida. Joseph M. Dzierzewski was supported by the Department of Veterans Affairs Advanced Geriatrics Fellowship Program, an Institutional Training Grant, T32-AG-020499, awarded to the University of Florida by the National Institute on Aging, and an Individual Training Grant, F31-AG-032802, awarded by the National Institute on Aging. Matthew P. Buman was supported by Public Health Service Training Grant, 5-T32-HL-007034, from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Adrienne T. Aiken-Morgan was supported by an Institutional Training Grant, T32-AG000029, to Duke University by the National Institute on Aging. None of the authors have declared a conflict of interest. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the funding sources, nor were funding sources responsible for the design, methods, subject recruitment, data collection, analysis or preparation of paper.
PY - 2014/4
Y1 - 2014/4
N2 - Imagery interventions intended to increase exercise behavior are rare. The Active Adult Mentoring Program (AAMP) was a randomized controlled trial with imagery content. The purposes of this study were to examine the content and perceived utility of mental imagery with 24 AAMP participants (Mage = 65.00, SD = 8.79 years). Digital recordings of AAMP sessions and post-intervention interviews were content-analyzed. Emergent themes included images of the physical activity context and negative impressions about imagery. Post-intervention interviews revealed that 13 participants reported positive experiences using mental imagery while 9 would not engage in further use. Important implications are discussed.
AB - Imagery interventions intended to increase exercise behavior are rare. The Active Adult Mentoring Program (AAMP) was a randomized controlled trial with imagery content. The purposes of this study were to examine the content and perceived utility of mental imagery with 24 AAMP participants (Mage = 65.00, SD = 8.79 years). Digital recordings of AAMP sessions and post-intervention interviews were content-analyzed. Emergent themes included images of the physical activity context and negative impressions about imagery. Post-intervention interviews revealed that 13 participants reported positive experiences using mental imagery while 9 would not engage in further use. Important implications are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1080/10413200.2013.803502
DO - 10.1080/10413200.2013.803502
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84897782194
SN - 1041-3200
VL - 26
SP - 129
EP - 143
JO - Journal of Applied Sport Psychology
JF - Journal of Applied Sport Psychology
IS - 2
ER -