Motivational Interviewing
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of the study is to determine the effect of Motivational Interviewing and e-health education on body composition and psychological outcomes. After baseline testing, participants will be randomly assigned to a motivational interviewing or e-health education group for a 10-week intervention. Variables of interest include: body composition, physical activity, food consumption and self-determination theory constructs.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALMotivational Interviewing
Participants receiving MI
BEHAVIORALe-education
Participants receiving e-education
Sponsors
Auburn University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
Assigned to either motivational interviewing or e-education.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 20 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
1. Classified as a college freshman and 18 years of age. 2. Low risk for medical complications from exercise (as determined by physical activity readiness questionnaire (PARQ+). 3. Neither currently engaging in exercise nor consistently exercising over the last three months (2 days per week or less). 4. Be considered overweight based on BMI (BMI at or above 25) 5. Not pregnant.
Exclusion criteria
* Those that do not meet inclusion criteria.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| changes in fat mass | 12 and 28 weeks | changes in fat mass measured in KG by a iDXA scan |
| Changes in lean mass | 12 and 28 weeks | changes in lean mass measured in KG by a iDXA scan |
| Physical Activity | 12 and 28 weeks | Changes in minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity measured by an accelerometer. |
| Changes in the number of servings of Fruit and Vegetables | 12 and 28 weeks | Changes in fruit and vegetable consumption measured in servings per day |
| Changes in Autonomous motivation | 12 and 28 weeks | Changes in Autonomous motivation will be assessed with the Exercise Regulation Questionnaire (BREQ-3). The score range for each subscale is 0-16. A higher score for each subscales represents higher levels of motivation for external, introjected, identified and integrated forms of motivation. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Experience with MI | 12 weeks | Participants experience with the MI intervention will be assessed with the Health care climate questionnaire. This scale measures perceived autonomous support. The score ranges from 15-105, with higher scores associated with higher levels of perceived autonomy support. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed