Introduction
Welcome to www.physicalactivityresearch.com. This web site has been set up as part of a doctoral research study which is being conducted in conjunction with the School of Psychology, University College Dublin.
The overall aim of the research study is to examine physical activity behaviour and to determine how best to help people increase their participation in and maintenance of physical activity using selected psychological processes.
The research study is funded by the Irish Research Council of Humanities and Social Sciences and has been granted full ethical approval by the Human Research Ethics Committee of University College Dublin.
This research study is exploring the use of psychology to help people improve their physical activity behaviour through three phases:
Phase 1 - By examining the different psychological skills (e.g. goal setting and mental imagery) associated with varying levels of physical activity,
Phase 2 - By exploring the barriers (e.g. lack of time, bad weather or lack of motivation) people face when trying to be active and
Phase 3 - By coaching people to use certain psychological skills and observing whether the use of these skills increases a person’s physical activity levels over a period of time.
We require participants for all three phases of the research study.
To take part in the research study, it does not matter, how active you are or what type of physical activity you do. We are looking for people who are very active to people who are not active at all.
Participation in any phase of the study is confidential. The research team are bound by confidentiality at all times.
For more detailed information regarding each phase of the research study and what is involved in taking part, please click on the navigation menu at the top or bottom of the page.
Research Study: Increasing Physical Activity...Exploring Psychology in Action.
Principal Investigator: James Matthews, School of Psychology, UCD
E-Mail: James.Matthews@ucdconnect.ie or Tel: (01) 716 8147
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