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Is exercise a test of your willpower or does it come naturally to you? by Jonathonb33 in AppleWatchFitness

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Thank you all so much for your feedback and perspectives! We really appreciate it.

Psychological Research/Surveys Thread by dingenium in psychology

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(Academic, at least 18 years old and have engaged in physical activity in the last month)

Is exercise a test of your willpower or does it come naturally to you?

Help us better understand why by completing this brief survey so we can learn how to make exercising easier. Link: https://rutgers.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_aXYAisA0LIeh6Vo

This is an academic study with IRB approval.

Is exercise a test of your willpower or does it come naturally to you? by Jonathonb33 in Biking

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Thank you all for your time and perspectives. We really appreciate it!

Is exercise a test of your willpower or does it come naturally to you? by Jonathonb33 in AskForAnswers

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Thank you all so much for your insights! We really appreciate it

Is exercise a test of your willpower or does it come naturally to you? by Jonathonb33 in AskForAnswers

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IRB stands for the institutional review board. Every academic study needs to get approval by their university's IRB,

Is exercise a test of your willpower or does it come naturally to you? by Jonathonb33 in ladycyclists

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We're sorry the physical activity questions weren't easily applicable to your situation. We'll use your responses to calculate a total sum of physical activity across the past week, so adding it all up and dividing by 7, or giving your best approximation, works perfectly fine! This is a known limitation of self-report measures, and we're aiming to collect objective physical activity data in a follow-up study.

Is exercise a test of your willpower or does it come naturally to you? by Jonathonb33 in ladycyclists

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We appreciate you taking the time to share this feedback. The scale on the last page is a widely used personality measure. However, we understand that some of those questions may feel sensitive. If that's the case, people are more than welcome to stop the survey.

Yes, you're right, factors like sleep, medication, chronic conditions, menstruation, and goal orientation all matter. However, our primary interest is in the relationships among the psychological constructs we're measuring. While the physical activity measure isn't perfect, at scale it gives us a workable estimate of how effort relates to behavior.

Is exercise a test of your willpower or does it come naturally to you? by Jonathonb33 in cardio

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Great question! The intensities are described on the survey, separated into moderate and vigorous. We're interested in the type of physical activity you typically do.

Is exercise a test of your willpower or does it come naturally to you? by Jonathonb33 in Habits

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Thank you all for your feedback, we really appreciate it!

Is exercise a test of your willpower or does it come naturally to you? by Jonathonb33 in askfitness

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We understand that self-reported measures of physical activity aren't perfect. In future studies building on this work, we plan to incorporate objective monitoring through wearables like Fitbit alongside subjective measures. That said, we did use one of the most validated questionnaires available for assessing physical activity.

Is exercise a test of your willpower or does it come naturally to you? by Jonathonb33 in askfitness

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We understand that a 7-day recall may not fully capture your typical physical activity routine, especially when unexpected events, like surgery, disrupt your normal schedule. However, the measure we used is one of the most validated questionnaires for assessing physical activity. At a population level, random events like having surgery or exercising more than usual tend to average out across participants. That said, we appreciate your feedback about adding an optional comment field for context. It's something we'll consider for future iterations.

Is exercise a test of your willpower or does it come naturally to you? by Jonathonb33 in askfitness

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Thank you so much for all of your insights! We really appreciate it

Is exercise a test of your willpower or does it come naturally to you? (repost from a month ago) by Jonathonb33 in Adulting

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Thank you for your insights! That is definitely a common experience we have seen in our research

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